Can a Fiancé Provide Financial Support Before Marriage?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

Is it permissible to accept monthly financial support from my fiancé, whose income is halal, while we are engaged and planning to marry soon?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.

Yes. This is permissible and would be considered as charity from him. This is because he is not religiously obligated to financially support you until you two marry. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.