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Is it permissible for a mother to take her husband's money and give it to needy and non-needy sisters without his knowledge, and is silence about this action considered part of parental consent?

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The husband must spend on his wife and children in a reasonable manner. If he falls short, it is permissible for the wife to take from his money what suffices her and her child without his knowledge. However, if the husband is providing for the maintenance, it is not permissible for her to take from his money except with his permission, as the basic principle is the inviolability of a Muslim's property. An adult child who is capable of earning does not have his maintenance obligatory upon his father. As for a married daughter, her maintenance and the maintenance of her children are upon her husband. If the mother takes money unjustly, she should be advised, and if she does not respond, there is no harm in informing the father. If the wife works for wages and her husband withholds her right, she may take her right without his knowledge.

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