What A Woman Is Entitled To Of Her Husband's Wealth
Darussalam · Volume 3
12. The Chapters On Business TransactionsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2294 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 769
Source no. 2294 · Volume 5 · Page 294
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٤٥٧) ، صحيح أبي داود (١٤٧٩) ، الصحيحة (٧٣٠)
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2294. It was narrated from 'Aishah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "When a woman spends" - and my father said:[1] - "When a woman feeds (the poor) from her husband's house, without spending too much, she will have her reward, and he will be rewarded likewise because he earned it, and she will be rewarded for what she spent. The same applies to the storekeeper, without anything being detracted from their rewards." (Sahih)
2294 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِذَا أَنْفَقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ - وَقَالَ أَبِي فِي حَدِيثِهِ: إِذَا أَطْعَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ - مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا، غَيْرَ مُفْسِدَةٍ، كَانَ لَهَا أَجْرُهَا، وَلَهُ مِثْلُهُ بِمَا اكْتَسَبَ، وَلَهَا بِمَا أَنْفَقَتْ، وَلِلْخَازِنِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ، مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَنْقُصَ مِنْ أُجُورِهِمْ شَيْئًا "
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[1] The speaker is Muhammad bin 'Abdullāh bin Numair, the Shaikh of Ibn Mājah in this narration. Muhammad narrated the Hadīth from his father, and from Abu Mu'āwiyah.
It is man's responsibility to bring home the livelihood. Although the livelihood is earned by the husband, the wife has full equal right to spend it. When spending, the wife must bear in mind that the wealth should not be squandered; it should not be spent for unlawful things; and should not be spent on that which the husband does not like. This is because such practice affects the financial condition of the household and the mutual relations will turn unpalatable. Khâzin (translated as storekeeper) is a person who spends for the needs of the household with the permission of the master; he may be an employee or a member of the family, like a younger brother or son etc.