The ruling on a woman giving charity from her husband's food without his knowledge
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Question:
She says: In the house where I live, there are some poor people living in a separate dwelling with us, and I give them some food every day without my husband’s knowledge. Have I committed a sin?
Answer:
There is no blame on you for that. The surplus food is given to the poor and the needy; it is the surplus food, and there is no blame in that. This falls under the category of excellence in worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith:Bulugh al-Maram 4:39 So if you spend from the surplus food for the poor and the needy without causing waste, you will have a reward, and your husband will have a reward, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh: You said "from the surplus food." What about anything other than this condition?
The Shaykh : For anything that is not surplus, you must seek permission. You seek permission from your husband. If he allows it, and you know from his custom and his character that he has delegated this to you, and that he has no objection to your spending, then spend, and be glad of the good, for the reward is shared.
But if you know that he is stingy and that he is not pleased, then seek his permission.
As for the surplus food, the surplus from the lunch, the surplus from the dinner; spend it, and praise be to Allah, it does not spoil. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
She says: In the house where I live, there are some poor people living in a separate dwelling with us, and I give them some food every day without my husband’s knowledge. Have I committed a sin?
Answer:
There is no blame on you for that. The surplus food is given to the poor and the needy; it is the surplus food, and there is no blame in that. This falls under the category of excellence in worship. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith:
When a woman gives some of the foodstuff (which she has in her house) in charity without being extravagant (without being wasteful), she will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the keeper (if any) will be similarly rewarded. The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others.
إذا أنفقت المرأة من طعام بيتها غير مفسدة؛ كان لها أجرها بما أنفقت، ولزوجها أجره بما اكتسب، وللخادم مثل ذلك، لا ينقص بعضهم من أجر بعض شيئًاThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh: You said "from the surplus food." What about anything other than this condition?
The Shaykh : For anything that is not surplus, you must seek permission. You seek permission from your husband. If he allows it, and you know from his custom and his character that he has delegated this to you, and that he has no objection to your spending, then spend, and be glad of the good, for the reward is shared.
But if you know that he is stingy and that he is not pleased, then seek his permission.
As for the surplus food, the surplus from the lunch, the surplus from the dinner; spend it, and praise be to Allah, it does not spoil. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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