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Are the 1,0 shekels from the wife's overdue salary, which she wishes to give to her family to help them perform the Hajj, a right of the husband or the wife?

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It is not permissible for the husband to take his wife's money except with her full consent, because the wife's salary and entitlements are her private property, which she can dispose of as she wishes. The husband has no authority over her money unless she agrees. It is stated in the Hadith: "The property of a Muslim is not lawful except with his willing consent."

Therefore, the wife should consider who is most deserving of assistance, and her parents are the most deserving. Two matters combine in her situation: 1. Parents are most deserving of her dutifulness and maintaining ties of kinship. 2. She promised to help them with the expenses of Hajj, and fulfilling a promise is required.

In addition, there are two further points: 1. If the parents need money for expenses, treatment, or housing, no one should be prioritized over them. There is no obedience to a creature in disobedience to the Creator, even if it angers the husband. 2. Some scholars have made it obligatory for a well-off son to facilitate Hajj for his parents if it is their obligatory Hajj. This is the fatwa given by the Malikis and those who agree with them.

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