A woman giving charity from her husband's house

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If a woman gives in charity from her husband's house in a proper way, she will receive her reward, and the husband will receive the like for what he earned, and the woman the like for what she spent, and the storekeeper will also receive the like reward."

Abu Mu'awiyah's narration adds: "without any reduction in their reward."

A woman asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): A poor person comes to me. May I give charity from my husband's wealth without his permission? He disliked it and said to her: Would you permit your husband to give your jewellery in charity without your permission?

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A woman should not give charity except from her own food, and it is not lawful for her to give charity from her husband's wealth without his permission, and the reward will go to both of them.

It is narrated from Umm Salih that a woman asked Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): May a woman take something from her husband's house without his permission? She said: It makes no difference for her whether she does this or breaks into her neighbour's house and steals. (That is, using the husband's property without permission and stealing from a neighbour's house are the same.)

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyidah Hind (may Allah be pleased with her) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Abu Sufyan is a miserly man, and he does not give me what is sufficient for me and my children, so I take something from his wealth without his knowledge. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take what is sufficient for you and your children, in a proper manner."

It is narrated from al-Hasan that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is the ruling on the matter between me and my wife? He said: "Which matter of yours?" He said: She gives charity from my house without my permission. He said: "The reward will go to both of you." He said: What if I stop her from it? He said: "She will have the reward of what she intended, and for you is (the burden of) what you were miserly with."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the pledge of allegiance from the women, a stately woman stood up, as if she were from Mudar, and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We are a burden on our fathers, our husbands and our sons, so what is lawful for us from their wealth? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every fresh thing (which cannot be stored): eat it and give it as a gift."

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say during the Farewell Pilgrimage: "No woman should spend from her husband's house without his permission." It was asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Not even food? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is the most excellent wealth."