7/34. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 670 — Permission in Household Spending
What Has Been Related About A Woman Spending From Her Husband's House
Hadith About a Wife Spending From Her Husband’s House
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 670
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 670
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ الْخَوْلاَنِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي خُطْبَتِهِ عَامَ حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ يَقُولُ " لاَ تُنْفِقُ امْرَأَةٌ شَيْئًا مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا " . قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ الطَّعَامُ قَالَ " ذَاكَ أَفْضَلُ أَمْوَالِنَا " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَأَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَعَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abu Umamah Al-Bahili Narrated from:
During A Sermon Of His In The Year Of The Farewell Hajj, I Heard The Messenger Of Allah Say: 'A Woman Is Not To Spend Anything From Her Husbands House Without Her Husband'S Permission.' They Said: 'O Messenger Of Allah! What About Food?' He Said: 'That Is Our Most Virtuous Wealth.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 670In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 54English translation : Vol. 2, Book 2, Hadith 670
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 670
This Hadith gives a clear instruction about household property. Abu Umamah heard the Messenger of Allah say during the Farewell Hajj sermon that a woman should not spend anything from her husband’s house without her husband’s permission. When the people asked about food, the Prophet said that food is among the most virtuous wealth. The Hadith should be explained carefully and only by its wording. It is not discussing a woman’s own personal wealth. It is discussing spending from the husband’s house. The core point is respect for permission, trust, and the value of property kept in the household.
What we learn from this hadith
- Household property should not be spent without permission.
- The Hadith specifically includes food in the discussion.
- Permission protects trust within the home.
- The text speaks about the husband’s house, not the wife’s own wealth.
