The ruling on a wife taking from her husband's money without his knowledge

Question:
May Allah reward you. From the questions of the questioner, she says: If a woman takes from her husband's money without his knowledge, even though she asks him and he does not respond, and now she has repented to Allah, praise be to Allah, what is required of her? Is it obligatory for her to seek his permission?

Answer:
It is obligatory to seek the husband's permission if she wants to take from his money. Except if he is neglecting her financial maintenance and the maintenance of her children, and she asked him but he did not give her what is sufficient for her or her children, then she may take the amount sufficient for her and her children. This is because Hind bint 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): , so he said to her (peace and blessings be upon him): "Take what is sufficient for you and your child in a proper manner." So if the husband is neglecting the obligatory maintenance, and she asked him for her sustenance or the sustenance of her children, and he did not comply, and she took from his wealth, then she takes the amount sufficient for her and her children, and she does not exceed that. If what she took from this type is the amount sufficient for her, then she owes nothing. But if she took more than what is sufficient for her, she must seek the husband's forgiveness or return to him the amount she took from his wealth if he does not forgive her. Yes.