A HUSBAND SUPPORTS WIFE (NAFAKA) ACCORDING TO THE SYRIAN PERSONAL STATUS LAW OF 1953
The article review the concepts of nafaka (wife should be adhered to husband and be depended on him), as one of the husband’s property obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Syrian Law on Personal Statuses (SZLS) of 1953 and according to the views of representatives of various Islamic schools. The issue of compensation paid by the husband to his wife in the event of an arbitrary divorce according to the NWFP and also a number of Arab family laws is being discussed. The author analyzes some decisions made by the Syrian Court of Cassation - the Shariah Chamber in relation to nafak and compensation for arbitrary divorce, compares the provisions on them in the NWTC, before and after amending Law No. 4 of 2019.