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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الاستئذانFrom the Book of Seeking Permission
باب في النَّفَقَةِ عَلَى الْعِيَالِ:Chapter on spending on family
Hadith 2699
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ أَخْبَرَنِي، قالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ الْبَدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: "الْمُسْلِمُ إِذَا أَنَفْقَ نَفَقَةً عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ يَحْتَسِبُهَا، فَهِيَ لَهُ صَدَقَةٌ".
Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Badri, may Allah be pleased with him, said: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “When a Muslim spends on his family (wife and children) hoping for reward from Allah Almighty, then that (spending) is charity for him.”
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2698)
Whoever spends anything on his wife and children with the intention of accountability (i.e., seeking reward from Allah), he will receive the reward of giving charity (sadaqah).
From this hadith, it is understood that it is obligatory (fard) upon a man to provide sustenance and maintenance (nafaqah) for his wife and children.
In the hadith of Sayyidah Umm Mu'awiyah radi Allahu anha, it is mentioned that if the husband does not provide the necessary expenses, then the woman may, in a reasonable manner, take her and her children's expenses from her husband's wealth without his knowledge.
Whoever spends anything on his wife and children with the intention of accountability (i.e., seeking reward from Allah), he will receive the reward of giving charity (sadaqah).
From this hadith, it is understood that it is obligatory (fard) upon a man to provide sustenance and maintenance (nafaqah) for his wife and children.
In the hadith of Sayyidah Umm Mu'awiyah radi Allahu anha, it is mentioned that if the husband does not provide the necessary expenses, then the woman may, in a reasonable manner, take her and her children's expenses from her husband's wealth without his knowledge.
