If a woman works with her husband's permission, to whom does the profit from her work belong?
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The questioner : This question asks: If a woman works with her husband's permission, to whom does the result of her work belong?
The Shaykh : This varies.
The questioner : One person wants to call on the phone to talk to you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : We praise Allah and give thanks to Him. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The people of Yemen send their greetings to you.
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The questioner : We ask about the health of the brothers who came; if Allah wills, they are well.
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The Shaykh : The day after tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner : The day after tomorrow to Yemen.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : May you be rewarded with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Pray for us with you, O Shaykh. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May you be successful in all good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : I apologize for disturbing you.
The Shaykh : There is no disturbance, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah. The matter differs if the marriage contract is established, and the wife performs work and earns a profit from it, and the contract does not stipulate that the money belongs to the husband, or that it is divided equally between them, or otherwise. In that case, this money remains hers. And the reverse is exactly the reverse. What happens today is that a man marries a woman who, for example, is a teacher and has a salary, and then a dispute arises between them over who this salary belongs to. We say that since the husband was satisfied with the woman's situation before he contracted the marriage, he has no right to share in her earnings or her sustenance. However, we observe clearly that her work takes away from her husband's time and his comfort, and from her service to him in his home and to her children. Therefore, he may give her the choice between continuing her work, in which case he becomes a partner in some of her money, or staying at home and leaving her work. I think there is no disagreement among scholars that if a husband orders his wife to do something that does not contradict the Shari'ah, it is obligatory for the woman to obey him, especially if, due to her preoccupation with her work, she is negligent in managing the affairs of her home and serving her husband. This is what appears to me as the answer to this question.
The Shaykh : This varies.
The questioner : One person wants to call on the phone to talk to you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : We praise Allah and give thanks to Him. How are you?
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The people of Yemen send their greetings to you.
The Shaykh : And upon you and them be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : We ask about the health of the brothers who came; if Allah wills, they are well.
The Shaykh : They are all well.
The questioner : And if Allah wills, they will return soon.
The Shaykh : The day after tomorrow, if Allah wills.
The questioner : The day after tomorrow to Yemen.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : May you be rewarded with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Pray for us with you, O Shaykh. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May you be successful in all good.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : I apologize for disturbing you.
The Shaykh : There is no disturbance, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah. The matter differs if the marriage contract is established, and the wife performs work and earns a profit from it, and the contract does not stipulate that the money belongs to the husband, or that it is divided equally between them, or otherwise. In that case, this money remains hers. And the reverse is exactly the reverse. What happens today is that a man marries a woman who, for example, is a teacher and has a salary, and then a dispute arises between them over who this salary belongs to. We say that since the husband was satisfied with the woman's situation before he contracted the marriage, he has no right to share in her earnings or her sustenance. However, we observe clearly that her work takes away from her husband's time and his comfort, and from her service to him in his home and to her children. Therefore, he may give her the choice between continuing her work, in which case he becomes a partner in some of her money, or staying at home and leaving her work. I think there is no disagreement among scholars that if a husband orders his wife to do something that does not contradict the Shari'ah, it is obligatory for the woman to obey him, especially if, due to her preoccupation with her work, she is negligent in managing the affairs of her home and serving her husband. This is what appears to me as the answer to this question.
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