Giving to some children for their needs and being just among children in gifts
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Question:
Ibrahim from al-Qunfudhah is with us on the line, please go ahead, Ibrahim. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace be upon you, may Allah keep you in good health, my brother. May Allah give you life. Good morning. The sound is not clear; I want to hear the Shaykh, the sound is not clear for me. Okay, lower the television volume a bit, lower the television you have. I don’t have a television, I am not at the television at all, there is no television in this place. Okay, ask your question, my brother Ibrahim, please. The Shaykh is Mawla al-Mutlaq. The Shaykh is Salih al-Fawzan, please. My question, Shaykh, may Allah bless you, is that I have children, do you hear me? Yes, yes. Yes.
I have four male children, one is between eleven and eleven, and one is eighteen, and two are older and married, one is a teacher and one is an employee at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Khushm al-Amal. These two older children, the teacher and the employee in Riyadh, this one is at King Abdulaziz Medical City. The eldest, Ali, I helped his wife twice with more than what I gathered, and his wife twice, and I am still helping her now. The salary does not cover his needs, meaning about six thousand riyals. Rent is a bit expensive there, and you know the living expenses, Shaykh. The second is a teacher. Okay, and the question.
I married him and gave him a sum of money and a car. I have two younger ones who take me to the market and bring me to the hospital, and they feed me halal food. I gave them one thousand five hundred riyals in return for their effort. I married the girls who got married and gave them all their mahr (bridal gift), I did not take anything from it, it is in their hands. Do I have a sin regarding these younger children who take me and bring me and free me from work and studies, in giving them the one thousand five hundred, this is in return for their services? May Allah reward you with good, the question is clear.
Answer:
Yes, if you give to some of the children for their need, for their need, there is no harm in that, either you spend on them or you complete their maintenance, this is not a problem, this is not a gift of ownership, this is only for the need and consumption. But if you give to one who is not in need, you must give to the others the same, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 2587. When Bashir ibn 'Amr came to him to witness a gift he gave to his son Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: Did you give to all your children? Sahih Muslim 1623g This is not me, for I do not witness injustice, Sahih al-Bukhari 2587. Yes.
Ibrahim from al-Qunfudhah is with us on the line, please go ahead, Ibrahim. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Peace be upon you, may Allah keep you in good health, my brother. May Allah give you life. Good morning. The sound is not clear; I want to hear the Shaykh, the sound is not clear for me. Okay, lower the television volume a bit, lower the television you have. I don’t have a television, I am not at the television at all, there is no television in this place. Okay, ask your question, my brother Ibrahim, please. The Shaykh is Mawla al-Mutlaq. The Shaykh is Salih al-Fawzan, please. My question, Shaykh, may Allah bless you, is that I have children, do you hear me? Yes, yes. Yes.
I have four male children, one is between eleven and eleven, and one is eighteen, and two are older and married, one is a teacher and one is an employee at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Khushm al-Amal. These two older children, the teacher and the employee in Riyadh, this one is at King Abdulaziz Medical City. The eldest, Ali, I helped his wife twice with more than what I gathered, and his wife twice, and I am still helping her now. The salary does not cover his needs, meaning about six thousand riyals. Rent is a bit expensive there, and you know the living expenses, Shaykh. The second is a teacher. Okay, and the question.
I married him and gave him a sum of money and a car. I have two younger ones who take me to the market and bring me to the hospital, and they feed me halal food. I gave them one thousand five hundred riyals in return for their effort. I married the girls who got married and gave them all their mahr (bridal gift), I did not take anything from it, it is in their hands. Do I have a sin regarding these younger children who take me and bring me and free me from work and studies, in giving them the one thousand five hundred, this is in return for their services? May Allah reward you with good, the question is clear.
Answer:
Yes, if you give to some of the children for their need, for their need, there is no harm in that, either you spend on them or you complete their maintenance, this is not a problem, this is not a gift of ownership, this is only for the need and consumption. But if you give to one who is not in need, you must give to the others the same, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.
اتقوا الله واعدلوا بين أولادكمlike this (as you have given to Nu'man)? He said: No. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: I cannot bear witness to
أعطيت مثل هذا؟ قال لا، قال أشهد علىBe afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.
اتقوا الله واعدلوا بين أولادكم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (052) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-04-26] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:17)
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