An Introduction to Financial Sacrifice — Page 37
37 III. WOMEN NOT HAVING THEIR OWN SOURCE OF INCOME 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. b. 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. IV) EXEMPTIONS A Chanda payer's Income includes every kind of income. However, any allowance received by an employee, which he cannot spend at his sole discretion, is exempt from inclusion into his/her income. Similarly, Government's dues, viz. taxes, local rates, land revenue, compulsory insurance etc. , which are levied under Government orders may be deducted from Income. Likewise, Uniform allowance, Educational allowance for children, are exempt for the purposes of Chanda. Note: House rent and miscellaneous expenses of similar nature are not allowed to be deducted from Income for purposes of Chanda. BUDGET ACCORDING TO REAL INCOME Explaining the reason for the decrease in Chanda in his Jam a ‘at , one member said: Some people quote the