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28 / 04 / 2026
The agent took half the price of the sale without the principal's consent
A lady saved money from her husband without his knowledge, and she authorized her mother to buy a house and register it in her name. Then, prices rose, and the mother wanted to sell the house and take half the money. What is the ruling on what happened?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is strongly disliked for a wife to take her husband's money without his permission, and a deposit is a trust that cannot be disposed of without the knowledge of the owner of the money and prior agreement with him. To clear her responsibility, it is obligatory for her to inform her husband of everything. And God knows best.
