Since there is no minimum Hissa Amad rate for students, if one spouse is a student and the other is a non-earning homemaker, is the homemaker also exempt from paying Hissa Amad on the minimum prescribed pocket money of $250 per month?

No. A non-earning homemaker is required to pay Hissa Amad at the minimum prescribed rate based on the pocket money of $250 per month.

A married student is generally expected to be pursuing higher education, such as a Ph.D. or medical school, and should pay Hissa Amad on any monthly income received from the university — such as a research stipend, fellowship, or medical residency salary — at the prescribed Wasiyyat rate.

The student exemption does not extend to the spouse: a non-earning homemaker remains required to pay Hissa Amad at the minimum prescribed rate based on the pocket money of $250 per month.