The ruling on a husband taking from his wife's salary

The questioner : Shaykh. Shaykh Muhammad, may Allah preserve you, regarding the issue of a wife's salary, some husbands exert control over it, saying, "This is my right." Do you have any guidance on that?

The Shaykh : Yes, we have guidance, and it is that if he takes something from her salary without her consent, then that is injustice toward her and consuming wealth wrongfully, and it is not permissible for him to take anything from her salary.

The questioner : Yes, suppose he did not stipulate in the marriage contract that she remain a teacher. And he said to her, "I permit you to teach on the condition that I have such and such from the salary."

The Shaykh : Then there is nothing wrong with that, because he has the right to prevent her from teaching if he did not stipulate in the contract that she teach. As for the one who stipulated in the contract that she teach, or if she was teaching before and he did not stipulate in the contract that she stop teaching, then he has no right to take anything from her salary.