A woman gave the zakat of her gold to her husband, then took some of the zakat for herself on the grounds that the husband is obligated to provide for her?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. There is a woman who gave the zakat of her gold, and she intended to give it to her husband...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : that she gives it as charity, the zakat
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : to her husband.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : After she had given the zakat, and the amount was with her, she took from it—meaning she deducted a small portion from it—thinking that since the husband is obligated to provide for her, this is part of the obligatory maintenance of the husband. And she had informed her husband that she intended to give the zakat of the gold and give it to him?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. First, some scholars say that a woman is not permitted to give her zakat to her husband at all, whether he is poor or in debt. The correct view is that it is permissible for her to give her zakat to her husband if he is in debt and wants to pay off his debt, or if he is poor. But it is not permissible for her to deduct from it, before handing it over to him, an amount equivalent to her maintenance. She gives it to him, and he disposes of it as he wishes. Yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : that she gives it as charity, the zakat
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : to her husband.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : After she had given the zakat, and the amount was with her, she took from it—meaning she deducted a small portion from it—thinking that since the husband is obligated to provide for her, this is part of the obligatory maintenance of the husband. And she had informed her husband that she intended to give the zakat of the gold and give it to him?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. First, some scholars say that a woman is not permitted to give her zakat to her husband at all, whether he is poor or in debt. The correct view is that it is permissible for her to give her zakat to her husband if he is in debt and wants to pay off his debt, or if he is poor. But it is not permissible for her to deduct from it, before handing it over to him, an amount equivalent to her maintenance. She gives it to him, and he disposes of it as he wishes. Yes.