A divorced Muslim wife, unable to maintain herself, is entitled to be maintained by her former husband:

In Danial Latifi v. Union of India the Supreme Court held that the husband must make a reasonable and fair provision for the divorced wife's future beyond the iddat period, and Mohd. Abdul Samad v. State of Telangana (2024) confirmed that a divorced Muslim wife unable to maintain herself may claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC (now Section 144 BNSS). Her entitlement therefore runs "for the period till she remarries or dies", not merely for the iddat.