The Meaning of the Hadith: A Woman May Not Spend from Her Wealth Except with Her Husband's Permission

Question:
May Allah reward you. You are asking, may Allah protect you, about the meaning of a hadith that many of its people graded as good, which is: "A woman may not spend from her wealth except with her husband's permission."

Answer:
The correct view is that a woman has the right of ownership, and her husband has no right to object to her, because Allah has given her a share in inheritance and permitted her to earn a lawful livelihood, on the condition that she does not neglect her husband's rights, that she does not neglect her husband's rights. Among the early women of Islam were those who possessed wealth and engaged in trade. So a woman has the right to own what Allah the Exalted has made lawful, and her husband has no right to object to her. She may give charity, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people, he addressed the men, then he went to the women and addressed them, saying: "O women, give charity, even if it is from your jewelry."
So the women began giving charity from their jewelry, and a large amount of charity gathered in the prayer area. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not tell them to seek their husbands' permission; rather, he commanded them to give charity and did not command them to seek their husbands' permission.