12/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1024a — A Woman Giving From Household Food
The reward of the Trustworthy Trustee, and if a woman gives charity from her husband's house without causing any damage, with his explicit or implicit permission
Hadith About Woman Giving Charity From Home
Sahih Muslim : 1024a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1024a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى - أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أَنْفَقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ طَعَامِ بَيْتِهَا غَيْرَ مُفْسِدَةٍ كَانَ لَهَا أَجْرُهَا بِمَا أَنْفَقَتْ وَلِزَوْجِهَا أَجْرُهُ بِمَا كَسَبَ وَلِلْخَازِنِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَنْقُصُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَجْرَ بَعْضٍ شَيْئًا " .
A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: When a woman gives in charity some of the food in her house, without causing any damage, there is reward for her for whatever she has given, and a reward for her husband for what he earned. The same applies to the trustee. In no respect does the one diminish the reward of the other.
[1] Al-Khâzin : One who stores something.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1024aIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 101USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2232
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1024a
This hadith about a woman giving charity from home explains a shared reward in household giving. Aisha reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said when a woman gives some of the food in her house in charity without causing damage, she has reward for what she gave. Her husband has reward for what he earned, and the trustee has reward as well. The hadith also says that one person's reward does not reduce the reward of another. The wording is balanced. It praises giving, but it adds the condition of not causing damage. It also honors different roles: earning, spending, and handling the charity. For readers searching for charity from husband's house hadith, the message is that household charity can be rewarded when done properly and without harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- Charity from household food is praised when it is not damaging.
- The wife, husband, and trustee can each have reward in their role.
- One person's reward does not reduce another person's reward.
