Hadith 177

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 6: Zakat

Chapter 9

Sadaqa given by a Woman from her Husband’s Property - Section 1

باب صدقة المرأة من مال الزوج - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 1952
وَعَنْ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: لَمَّا بَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النِّسَاءُ قَامَتِ امْرَأَةٌ جَلِيلَةٌ كَأَنَّهَا مِنْ نِسَاءِ مُضَرَ فَقَالَتْ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كَلٌّ عَلَى آبَائِنَا وَأَبْنَائِنَا وَأَزْوَاجِنَا فَمَا يَحِلُّ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ؟ قَالَ: «الرطب تأكلنه وتهدينه» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد
Sa'd said that when God’s messenger took the oath of allegiance from the women, a woman of high rank who seemed to be one of the women of Mudar rose and said, “Prophet of God, we are dependent* on our parents, our sons and our husbands, so with what part of their property can we do what we like?” He replied, “Fresh food which you eat and give as a present.” Abu Dawud transmitted it. * The Arabic is kall, meaning:

literally ‘a burden’