An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 175
175 ANNEXURE I EXPLANATIONS OF MATTERS REGARDING WA S IYYAT QUESTIONS RELATING TO INCOME Q : What is the rate of Wa s iyyat payments on income and Wa s iyyat payment on property? A: A M usi is required: (i). To bequeath 1/10 th to 1/3 rd of his property on his death. (ii). To pay Chanda H i ss a A mad at the rate of 1/10 th to 1/3 rd on Income from all sources during his lifetime except income from property. (iii). To pay Chanda H i ss a A mad @ Chanda ‘ A m (i-e 1/16 th ) on Income arising from any property. Q: At the time of filing for Wa s iyyat if he doesn’t have a steady income what would an applicant write as his monthly income? A: If some one has not any steady income, he/she could write the estimated monthly Income or the average income of 6 months or a year. Q : Is there any guiding principle regarding women who do not themselves have a source of income and Chanda is received from them on the basis of pocket-money? A: The procedure usually followed for the payment of Chanda Wa s iyyat by a woman not having her own source of Income is, that the husband should fix an appropriate amount as pocket money that would be considered the Income of such a woman and she, for the sake of maintaining the continuity of her financial sacrifice, will pay Chanda Wa s iyyat on her pocket money. Women are required to pay Chanda according to their living standard. The sacrifice made by a M usi should stand out as compared to the sacrifice made by a person paying Chanda ‘ A m. But the pocket money so arrived at should not be less than the minimum amount fixed for the country of residence.