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Sunan Abu Dawud 3547

Chapter: Regarding Woman Giving Without Her Husband's Permission

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3547

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ - حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ يَجُوزُ لاِمْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is not permissible for a woman to present a gift (from her husband's property) except with the permission of her husband.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3547), An-Nasa’i (No. 2540, 3757), Ibn Majah (No. 2388) and Ahmad (No. 6440).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا تَجُوز لِامْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجهَا ) : أَيْ صَرَاحَة أَوْ دَلَالَة. قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : عِنْد أَكْثَرِ الْفُقَهَاء هَذَا عَلَى مَعْنَى حُسْن الْعِشْرَة وَاسْتِطَابَة نَفْس الزَّوْج بِذَلِكَ , إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُون ذَلِكَ فِي غَيْر الرَّشِيدَة. وَقَدْ ثَبَتَ عَنْ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لِلنِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ , فَجَعَلَتْ الْمَرْأَة تُلْقِي الْقُرْط وَالْخَاتَم وَبِلَال يَتَلَقَّاهَا بِكِسَائِهِ , وَهَذِهِ عَطِيَّة بِغَيْرِ إِذْن أَزْوَاجهنَّ اِنْتَهَى. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ.…

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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. 3547
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3547
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3547
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3547

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Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10482)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ إِلا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2303)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ إِلا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6356)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ ، إِلا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا
  • مسند عبد الله بن المبارك (210)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ عَطِيَّةٌ إِلا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا
  • مصنف عبد الرزاق (16109)لا يَجُوزُ لامْرَأَةٍ شَيْءٌ فِي مَالِهَا إِلا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا , إِذَا هُوَ مَلَكَ عِصْمَتِهَا

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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)].

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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…

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