Sunday, August 31, 2025

Listening 6: Husband's right on wife's income and can he stop her from spending on her parents? - Assim Al Hakeem

Sumber: https://youtu.be/qSGKJsKs4JM?feature=shared

the RAB asks and says a man isn't

working currently but his wife earns

decently in a business she spends 1/3 of

what she earns on family 1/3 she keeps

in savings and the remaining third she

gives to her parents her husband objects

to it and asks her to stop sponsoring

her parents as they're not needy

and keep the remaining third also in

savings he told her it is his right to

channel her spending she denies it and

asks for evidence they are from India

this is a frequently asked question and

through my humble experience whenever

issues over money arise this usually

does not end well whenever there is a

dispute over wealth over property over

spending this means that the

relationship between the spouses is not

positive and the vast majority of such

problems come when the wife is working

and she's earning and sometimes she

earns more than the man and this is when

the man intervenes and wants to have

control even on the wife's salary or to

at least have control where she spends

her money and dispute arises so what's

the ruling first of all we have to go to

the basics it is not something

that is dependent on our logic or our

taste or even our culture no it's not

the way to judge things in the early 60s

and 70s of the previous century the 20th

century the Muslims were bombarded with

movies TV series with programs depicting

and ready cooling a man with more than

one wife so what is called polygamy or

having more than one wife was fiercely

fought and attacked and this changed a

lot of the perception and the ideas of

the people to the extent that it became

normal for housewives even in the lands

of Islam born to Muslim parents living

in a Muslim country it was normal for a

woman to say let my husband go abroad

commit adultery fornicate does whatever

he wants and come back to me after a

month as my own husband and this is

better for me she says than him taking a

wife in halal where she would be a co

wife to me Subhan Allah she accepts him

to commit adultery and she turns a blind

eye to that so that he would not get

married in halal as Allah has prescribed

for him when there is a need likewise

nowadays we are bombarded through the

media through women movements you to me

- we - he as well movements calling for

empowerment of women

we have bloggers we have youtubers we

have celebrities coming and brainwashing

with filth the brains of women telling

them in confidence you can make a

difference you can be your own decider

of how your life goes

you don't need no one you can be

independent you have your choice you

have your freedom your face is your

identity

don't let anyone cover it don't let

anyone suppress you and hide you and

tell you what to do and what not to do

audhu billahi min ash-shaytaan-i'r

rajeem if Satan were to come he wouldn't

add anything more because all what

they're calling people to is to go out

of the boundaries of Islam this is what

their actual mission is now some of them

out of courtesy would probably say you

can do this through the Islamic channels

or through the Sharia how you want to

give women empowerment you want her to

get married without a guardian you want

her to travel without a Muharram you

want her to do whatever she wants take

off the hijab come out in western

clothes mixed with men where is Islam

she says I pray five times a day why do

you cover your hair when you pray

because Allah told me to cover and my

prayer would be invalid if I prayed

without covering my hair to shake so why

don't you cascade this to the rest of

your life the moral of what I want to

say I don't want to waste my your time

on such a topic the people nowadays are

bombarding women to be independent so if

you work then you're independent you

don't need a man in so many times we

here

this my job is more important my husband

and my kids because my job gives me

empowerment my husband and children

they'll tie me down and I would not

benefit from that so if we go back to

the basics we know that this is not the

way Islam works a wife is dependent on

her husband this is the norm she is

obedient to him and he is the guardian

and he decides almost everything in the

household he decides for the family for

the betterment of their lives and for

them to progress and to move on forward

this is the norm but there might be

exceptions there might be black sheeps

sheep in the family so we have to look

at each case by case scenario now as for

the rehab question if a woman is

currently working let us ask was this

condition stipulated in the marriage

contract meaning that when you proposed

her guardian or she said I'd like to

have your consent that after marriage I

continue to work and he says I agree so

they stipulated a condition and he

agreed in this case he's obliged to

allow her to work not only that he has

no control over a single penny of what

she earns and he has no right none

whatsoever to tell her who to spend it

on and who not to spend it on this has

to be cleared secondly if the condition

was not fulfilled at what was not

stipulated they did not ask for it

though she was working but when they

made the marriage contract they did not

stipulate this condition after marriage

it is the right of the husband to decide

whether to allow her to work or not to

work why because this is the meaning of

the Constitution of marriage that the

the wife stays home and the husband

works and provides simple as that now if

he allows her to work this is his

decision and by allowing her he would

compromise some of his rights because

instead of her being home 24/7 taking

care of his house and it was children of

him he is losing like 10 hours a day for

her to work here it is something that

they must reach a mutual agreement so

the husband in such a situation has the

right to say I don't want you to work

and it's a must that she obeys him or he

says I allow you to work but you have to

compensate me by paying for example for

the driver or for the maid who's working

instead of you cooking and cleaning or

to give me like 25 percent of your

salary this is what they agree upon it's

a business transaction the wife has all

the right to say this is not fair you're

not a man to ask such thing from your

wife I'm quitting this is her god-given

right she quits she sits home it's his

job but does life go on like this either

my way or the highway it doesn't

basically speaking I do not approve of

men taking anything from their women I

do not consider a man to be a proper

real man when he

stretches his hand begging his wife for

allowance or for her to buy the food if

his stone broke he should act like

someone whose stone broke rather than

being arrogant and insisting on this and

that as if she's obliged to work she's

not obliged to work and at the same time

I'm addressing this to the wife you have

to be wise so you have to balance things

up first of all every single penny that

you pay for the household for the food

for the rent for the electricity the

utilities Allah will reward you for this

if you anticipate the reward from allah

azza wajal

because it's not your obligation you're

not forced to do this even if you are

rich it is not your responsibility to

spend a dime on yourself on your

children or on the house

this is his duty and obligation if he's

jobless tough luck my money is my money

he has to manage so if you are giving a

helping hand may Allah reward you this

is good now if he says that you must not

pay one-third of your salary or income

to your parents I think that this is a

bit stupid with all due respect yeah and

he he doesn't work he doesn't provide

and he wants to be treated as a man at

the end of the day and Simon says don't

do this Simon Says do that this is

pathetic

this guy is out of his mind so as a

woman I am addressing your diplomacy and

intellect don't go to down to his level

don't share with him any of your

expenses

beware of having a mutual bank account

this is one of the wrong places to be in

your income your money your wealth keep

it in your savings your own bank account

nobody knows about it his savings and

money nobody knows about it it's his but

when you share everything that oh I got

a raise I got a bonus I my salary was

deducted so and so with him he tends to

get greedy so you have to separate these

things and don't tell him whether you

gave him your mom or your parents

something or not this is not his

responsibility may Allah reward you for

spending one third of your income over

the house when he's jobless but you have

to reach a compromise with him you have

to reach a mutual understanding that

listen Andy let's be realistic

you cannot beg and at the same time set

conditions so I give a euro to this

beggar and he says what would I do with

a euro I can't buy a pack of cigarettes

at least give me ten look at him what is

this when you're begging your ha we're

having the lower hand so whatever comes

you say I'd have the left risalah and

move on not to put such conditions but

at the end of the day Islamically we

judge it upon whether the condition to

work was stipulated in the contract or

not if not then you have to reach a

mutual understanding compromise and try

to find a solution out and remember that

you're setting a target and that is to

preserve your marriage and your family

if you go down the road of checking

every single penny you paid and where he

placed it and he's holding you

accountable and he is doing the record

books behind you then this marriage is

not going to end well may Allah shall

make it easy for all of you

Arti:--------------------------------

Pertanyaan RAB: Seorang pria saat ini tidak bekerja, tetapi istrinya berpenghasilan cukup baik dari bisnis. Ia membelanjakan 1/3 penghasilannya untuk keluarga, 1/3 ditabung, dan 1/3 diberikan kepada orang tuanya. Sang suami keberatan dan memintanya berhenti memberi kepada orang tuanya karena mereka tidak membutuhkan, dan menyimpan 1/3 tersebut ke tabungan. Ia mengatakan bahwa itu adalah haknya untuk mengatur pengeluaran istrinya. Istrinya menolak dan meminta dalil. Mereka berasal dari India.

Ini adalah pertanyaan yang sering ditanyakan, dan dari pengalaman saya yang sederhana, setiap kali muncul masalah tentang uang, biasanya tidak berakhir dengan baik. Ketika ada perselisihan tentang harta, properti, atau pengeluaran, itu pertanda bahwa hubungan suami-istri tidak sehat. Mayoritas masalah seperti ini terjadi ketika istri bekerja dan berpenghasilan, bahkan kadang lebih besar dari suami. Saat itulah suami ingin ikut campur dan mengendalikan gaji istri atau minimal menentukan ke mana uangnya dipakai, lalu timbul perselisihan.

Jadi, bagaimana hukumnya?

Pertama-tama kita kembali ke dasar. Ini bukan sesuatu yang bergantung pada logika, selera, atau budaya. Tidak. Itu bukan cara menilai. Pada tahun 1960-an dan 70-an, umat Islam dibombardir film, serial TV, dan program yang mencemooh poligami. Poligami dilawan keras, sehingga mengubah pola pikir masyarakat. Akibatnya, banyak wanita Muslimah lebih rela suaminya berzina di luar negeri daripada menikah lagi secara halal. Naudzubillah.

Demikian pula sekarang, media dan gerakan feminis membombardir wanita untuk menjadi independen. Blogger, YouTuber, selebriti terus mendorong ide bahwa wanita harus bebas, bisa memutuskan sendiri, tidak perlu suami, wajah adalah identitas, jangan biarkan siapa pun mengatur. Seolah-olah inilah kebebasan, padahal justru mengajak keluar dari batasan Islam.

Namun dalam Islam, normanya: seorang istri bergantung pada suami, taat kepadanya, dan suami adalah wali yang memutuskan banyak hal dalam rumah tangga demi kebaikan keluarga. Ada pengecualian, tentu, tapi aturan umumnya demikian.

Kembali ke kasus ini:

Jika seorang wanita bekerja, perlu ditanyakan:

Apakah ini disyaratkan dalam akad nikah?

Misalnya ia berkata: “Saya ingin setelah menikah tetap bekerja,” lalu wali atau calon suami setuju. Kalau ya, maka suami wajib membiarkannya bekerja, dan ia tidak punya hak sedikit pun atas gaji istri, atau menentukan ke mana uangnya dibelanjakan.

Jika tidak disyaratkan dalam akad, maka setelah menikah, suami berhak menentukan apakah mengizinkan istrinya bekerja atau tidak. Karena secara syariat, tugas istri di rumah, dan suamilah yang mencari nafkah. Jika suami izinkan, maka itu kompromi—ia kehilangan sebagian haknya karena istri tidak 24 jam di rumah. Maka boleh ada perjanjian saling ridha, misalnya: istri menyewa pembantu, atau menyumbang sebagian gaji untuk kebutuhan rumah.

Namun pada dasarnya, suami tidak boleh memaksa istri menyerahkan uangnya, apalagi jika tidak ada kesepakatan sejak awal.

Saya pribadi tidak setuju laki-laki meminta uang dari istrinya. Itu bukan sifat lelaki sejati. Jika benar-benar miskin, ia harus berusaha, bukan malah memaksa istrinya bekerja dan menanggung biaya rumah.

Bagi istri, setiap rupiah yang engkau keluarkan untuk rumah, makanan, listrik, meski bukan kewajibanmu, akan dibalas pahala oleh Allah. Karena itu adalah sedekah.

Tentang memberi ke orang tua:

Kalau suami tidak bekerja, lalu masih melarang istri memberi kepada orang tuanya yang tidak miskin, menurut saya itu tindakan yang kurang bijak. Ia seharusnya realistis. Jika tidak berpenghasilan, jangan sok berkuasa melarang-larang.

Saran praktis:

Jangan pernah memiliki rekening bersama.

Simpan uangmu di rekening pribadi.

Jangan laporkan detail penghasilanmu (kenaikan gaji, bonus, potongan, dll.) kepada suami agar tidak menimbulkan rasa iri atau rakus.

Jika ingin memberi kepada orang tua, lakukan dengan bijak tanpa harus selalu mengumumkannya.

Islam hanya melihat: apakah pekerjaan itu disyaratkan dalam akad nikah atau tidak. Jika iya, suami tidak berhak campur tangan. Jika tidak, maka harus ada kompromi, musyawarah, dan tujuan akhirnya adalah menjaga keutuhan pernikahan dan keluarga.

Kalau sampai menghitung setiap rupiah dan menuntut ini-itu, biasanya pernikahan seperti ini tidak akan berjalan baik.

Semoga Allah memudahkan urusan semua keluarga.

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