Generosity & Provision

Generously provides for and maintains his wife and household; is openhanded with sustenance rather than stingy.

Modern relationship guidance
Do not overlook finances when building a life together.
Share feelings, income details, spending habits, and savings goals with your wife.
Schedule a weekly check-in with your wife to review your finances together.
Create a financial plan that both partners agree on to set shared goals.
Work with your wife to budget and save for shared goals.
Wait to merge finances if your wife has poor spending habits until she develops better ones.
Determine if both you and your wife can responsibly manage shared accounts before merging funds.
Maintain separate bank accounts if it is preferable for each person to maintain their own financial independence.
Be open and honest about your spending habits.
Keep lines of communication open regarding finances.
Hold each other accountable for bank account balances and all spending or purchasing decisions.
Be an open book regarding financial matters.
Prophetic example
Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 41, Hadith 9

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to give his wives one hundred Wasqs each, eighty Wasqs of dates and twenty Wasqs of barley.”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 46, Hadith 29

“I will make a provision for you and set you free In a handsome manner.”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 63, Hadith 41

“whenever he slaughtered a sheep, he would send her women-friends a good share of it”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 67, Hadith 89

“The Prophet (ﷺ) offered a wedding banquet on the occasion of his marriage to Zainab, and provided a good meal for the Muslims.”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 69, Hadith 13

“He used to work for his family”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 2, Hadith 49

“You will be rewarded for whatever you spend for Allah's sake even if it were a morsel which you put in your wife's mouth.”

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Sahih al-Bukhari - Book 78, Hadith 35

“he used to slaughter a sheep and distribute its meat among her friends”

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Sahih Muslim - Book 15, Hadith 396

“Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sacrificed (animals) on behalf of his wives”

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Sahih Muslim - Book 18, Hadith 30

“I will give you a provision”

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Sahih Muslim - Book 1, Hadith 308

“before returning to his family and getting provisions again for this purpose.”

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Sahih Muslim - Book 44, Hadith 107

“whenever he slaughtered a sheep he presented (its meat) to her female companions”

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Sunan Abi Dawud - Book 11, Hadith 31

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sacrificed a cow for his wives who had performed umrah.”

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Sunan Abi Dawud - Book 12, Hadith 98

“give her (your wife) food when you take food, clothe when you clothe yourself”

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Sunan an-Nasa'i - Book 26, Hadith 6

“I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner.”

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Sunan an-Nasa'i - Book 27, Hadith 51

“I will make a provision for you and set you free in a handsome manner.”

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Sunan Ibn Majah - Book 10, Hadith 22

“So he divorced her and told Usamah or Anas to give her, a gift of three garments of white flax.”

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