Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Jul 30, 2026.
Supporting your family is an act of worship
“The one who is responsible for household expenses is the husband.”
In one sentence
Spending on one's family is an act of worship and charity, and the husband, not the wife, bears the Islamic obligation for household expenses, which he must fulfill reasonably and without stinginess.
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Opens a new chapter of Riyadh As-Saliheen: sustenance of family members
- Quranic proofs: father bears cost of food and clothing (al-Baqarah 233), spend according to means (al-Talaq 7), Allah replaces what is spent
- Spending on family is ibadah: the strong man earning for his family is in the path of Allah
- Hadith: of four dirhams spent (jihad, freeing a slave, charity, family), the one spent on family is best
- Fiqh ruling: the husband alone is responsible for household expenses even if the wife is rich; a working wife may be expected to cover costs caused by her absence
- Against stinginess (bakheel): the story of Hind, a wife may take what suffices from a miserly husband's wealth reasonably
- Closes with dua
Try this week
Do not belittle spending on your family; treat it as worship and charity
Fathers past a child's puberty still support voluntarily out of love, recognize this as ihsan
Husbands must cover household expenses within their means, reasonably, without stinginess
A working wife should contribute to expenses caused by her absence (e.g., daycare, car, insurance) if she chooses to work
A wife of a miserly husband may take only what reasonably suffices essential needs, not open permission
Disputed cases should be brought before a judge rather than self-enforced
Sources the khateeb cited
Surah 2The father shall bear the cost of the mother's food and clothing on a reasonable basis
Surah 65The rich man spends according to his means; no burden beyond what Allah has given
Quran 34:39Whatever you spend in Allah's cause, He will replace it
Riyad as-SalihinThe man earning to support his family is in the cause of Allah
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“The father of a child shall bear the cost of the mother's food and clothing on a reasonable basis.”
“If he went out to earn for his family, then he is in the sake of Allah.”
“The one who is responsible for household expenses is the husband.”
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