12/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1024b — Charity From Husband's 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 Charity From Husband's Food
Sahih Muslim : 1024b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1024b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ " مِنْ طَعَامِ زَوْجِهَا " .
This hadith has been narrated by Mansur with the same chain of transmitters (with this alteration of words): " from the food of her husband".
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1024bIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 102USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2233
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1024b
This hadith about charity from husband's food is a shorter supporting narration. It reports the same chain with a wording change: from the food of her husband. Because the report is brief, the explanation should stay with the main meaning already present in the related narration. It points to a woman giving from household food as charity, while the fuller report includes the condition of not causing damage and the shared reward for the woman, her husband, and the trustee. The wording helps readers searching for the wife sadaqah hadith or charity from husband's house hadith. It is not a place to add extra rules beyond the text. The safe summary is that household giving has value when it is done in the manner described in the narration and without harm.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration supports the wording about giving from household food.
- It specifically mentions the food of her husband.
- The fuller meaning links such giving with reward when it is not damaging.
