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Sunan Abu Dawud 3546

Chapter: Regarding Woman Giving Without Her Husband's Permission

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3546

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، وَحَبِيبٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ يَجُوزُ لاِمْرَأَةٍ أَمْرٌ فِي مَالِهَا إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا ‏"

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib:

On his father's authority, said that his grandfather reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: It is not permissible for a woman to present a gift from the property which she has in her possession when her husband owns her chastity.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3546) and An-Nasa’i (No. 3756).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يَجُوز لِامْرَأَةٍ أَمْر ) : أَيْ عَطِيَّة مِنْ الْعَطَايَا ( فِي مَالهَا ) : أَيْ فِي مَال فِي يَدهَا لِزَوْجِهَا أُضِيفَ إِلَيْهَا مَجَازًا لِكَوْنِهِ فِي تَصَرُّفهَا فَيَكُون النَّهْي لِلتَّحْرِيمِ , أَوْ الْمُرَاد مَال نَفْسهَا لِكَوْنِهِنَّ نَاقِصَات الْعَقْل فَلَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تَتَصَرَّف فِي مَالهَا إِلَّا بِمَشُورَةِ زَوْجهَا أَدَبًا وَاسْتِحْبَابًا , فَالنَّهْي لِلتَّنْزِيهِ , كَذَا قَالَهُ بَعْض الْعُلَمَاء. وَفِي النَّيْل : وَقَدْ اُسْتُدِلَّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيث عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوز لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُعْطِي عَطِيَّة مِنْ مَالهَا بِغَيْرِ إِذْن زَوْجهَا وَلَوْ كَانَتْ رَشِيدَة , وَقَدْ اُخْتُلِفَ فِي ذَلِكَ , فَقَالَ اللَّيْث : لَا يَجُوز لَهَا ذَلِكَ مُطْلَقًا لَا…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 3546
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3546
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 3546
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3546

Other versions

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10481)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ أَمْرٌ فِي مَالِهَا إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6355)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ هِبَةٌ فِي مَالِهَا ، إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا
  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (2236)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ أَمْرٌ فِي مَالِهَا ، إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2634)لا يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَمْرٌ فِي مَالِهَا إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا

On the same subject

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 870b

"It is not permissible for a woman to dispose anything of her wealth if her husband is responsible for her." [Reported by Ahmad and the collectors of as-Sunan except at-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَفِي لَفْظٍ: { لَا يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَمْرٌ فِي مَالِهَا, إِذَا مَلَكَ زَوْجُهَا عِصْمَتَهَا } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَأَصْحَابُ اَلسُّنَنِ إِلَّا اَلتِّرْمِذِيَّ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه أحمد (…

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Good (hasan) Sunan Ibn Majah 2295

I heard Abu Umamah Al-Bahili say: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: " No woman should spend anything from her house without her husband's permission." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, not even food?" He said: "That is among the best of our wealth."

"‏ لاَ تُنْفِقُ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا شَيْئًا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَلاَ الطَّعَامَ قَالَ ‏"‏ ذَلِكَ أَفْضَلُ أَمْوَالِنَا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Umāmah + 13 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2389

his grandmother Khairah, the wife of Ka'b bin Malik, came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with some jewelry belonging to her and said, I am giving this in charity. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to her: “It is not permissible for a woman to dispose of her wealth without her husband's permission. Did…

"‏ لاَ يَجُوزُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ فِي مَالِهَا إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا فَهَلِ اسْتَأْذَنْتِ كَعْبًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ…

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