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The ruling on a woman hiding from her husband what she earns or saves of money so that he does not take it from her

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Question:
May Allah reward you. In her final question, she says: I give a private lesson to the sons of my husband’s sponsor. I used to give my entire salary to my husband to spend on the household along with his entire salary, and we have not saved any amount since, since we left our country. So, if I ask for a salary increase and hide this increase from my husband in order to save it, is my action forbidden or is it permissible? Knowing that if he learns of this increase, he will take it and spend it on us as well.

Answer:
The default is that what a woman earns is her right and her property, and it is not permissible to take anything from it except with her consent and permission, neither from the husband nor from anyone else, unless there is a condition between the husband and wife that she works and that he takes her salary for the household expenses. Muslims are bound by their conditions. Do not hide anything from him; pay him what was agreed upon in the condition. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5350- حكم إخفاء المرأة عن زوجها ما تكسبه أو تدخره من مال كي لا يأخذه منها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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