Question Summary:
Entitlement of wealth

Question Detail:

Assalamualikum dear Mufti sab,

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

We take note of the contents of your email. May Allah grant the family courage to overcome their predicament. Aameen.

1. If the wealth belongs to the husband, the wealth may be used to fulfill his needs. There is no cap of any amount on his wealth to be used for him.

2/ 3. The wife and daughter may fulfill their needs from the wealth.^[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Abdullah Syed Sajid

Student Darul Iftaa
Houston, TX, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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^[1]  صحيح البخاري (3/ 79) 

حدثنا أبو نعيم، حدثنا سفيان، عن هشام، عن عروة، عن عائشة رضي الله عنها: قالت هند أم معاوية لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن أبا سفيان رجل شحيح، فهل علي جناح أن آخذ من ماله سرا؟ قال: خذي أنت وبنوك ما يكفيك بالمعروف