What is the ruling on a woman giving charity from the household expenses?
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Question:
Our sister says: My husband gives me a sum of money for the household expenses, and I work and have a salary of my own. All of it goes into the household expenses, and I save whatever I want for times of need. So, what he gives me is from what my husband gives me. If I give charity, would it be from what my husband gives me? If I give a portion of it as charity, or give a gift to one of my relatives from it, is there any sin in that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no harm in giving charity to the beggar from the household expenses, because this brings reward for everyone, and giving to the beggar is a prescribed matter. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'arij 70:24-25] Allah the Exalted said: [Ad-Duhaa 93:9-10] So, giving to the beggar from the household expenses is a prescribed matter, and there is no blame in that, and the reward is for everyone, if Allah wills. Yes.
Our sister says: My husband gives me a sum of money for the household expenses, and I work and have a salary of my own. All of it goes into the household expenses, and I save whatever I want for times of need. So, what he gives me is from what my husband gives me. If I give charity, would it be from what my husband gives me? If I give a portion of it as charity, or give a gift to one of my relatives from it, is there any sin in that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is no harm in giving charity to the beggar from the household expenses, because this brings reward for everyone, and giving to the beggar is a prescribed matter. Allah the Exalted said:
(24) And those within whose wealth is a known right (25) For the petitioner and the deprived -
وَالَّذِينَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ(9) So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him]. (10) And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4094- ما حكم إخراج المرأة الصدقة من مصروف البيت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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