The ruling on a woman giving charity from her husband's money without his permission

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This correspondent says in her other question: My mother is asking. She is a married woman and has no income other than her husband's income, and she does not take from him any allowance that becomes her property. She wants to give charity. Does her husband's charity suffice, or from where should she give charity so that she may receive the reward of charity?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for a woman to give charity from her husband's money except with his permission, except for what is customary to be lenient about, such as a small amount, or giving to a beggar at the door. A small amount that is customary to be lenient about is fine. Yes.

The questioner:
It seems to me that she means: from where does she get the reward of charity when she has no money?

The Shaykh:
She gets the reward of intermediation, the intermediation in charity. If she gives charity by her husband's order, or gives what is customary to give to a beggar and the like, then she gets the reward of intermediation in charity. Her husband, the owner of the money, gets the reward of the money, and the woman also gets the reward of striving in charity. And the servant who hands the charity to the beggar also gets the reward, as mentioned in the hadith. So everyone who gives charity, or helps in charity, or benefits the needy, gets the reward, if Allah wills. Yes.