Hissa Amad (Income)
What Chanda Hissa Amad should be paid by non-earning homemakers who have no source of income of their own?
The established practice for a Musi who has no independent source of income is that their spouse should allocate an appropriate amount as pocket money, which is regarded as the Musi's income for the purpose of Wasiyyat. To maintain the continuity of their financial sacrifice, the Musi should pay Chanda Hissa Amad on this pocket money.
For the USA Jama'at, Majlis Karpardaz has established a minimum standard income of $250 per month. Based on this amount, the minimum payable Chanda Hissa Amad is $25 per month at the standard Wasiyyat rate of 1/10.
This rule does not apply to students.