Who is responsible for the financial maintenance of the children?
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The questioner:
A man separated from his wife and has a child from her. Who is responsible for the financial maintenance? And if it is his responsibility, is it permissible for a man who has separated from his wife—yes, indeed—to have a child from her, and who is responsible for the maintenance? If the maintenance is the man's responsibility, is it permissible for him to neglect his obligation and go to seek knowledge?
The Shaykh:
The financial maintenance of the child is the responsibility of his father, whether his mother is with her father, divorced, or deceased. The maintenance of the children is the responsibility of their father until they grow up and become self-sufficient. So their maintenance is the responsibility of their father. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to go seeking knowledge and neglect the right that is due to him. This is not permissible for him. He must fulfill this right that is due to him; he must provide for their maintenance and then go, or he must appoint someone to provide for their maintenance.
A man separated from his wife and has a child from her. Who is responsible for the financial maintenance? And if it is his responsibility, is it permissible for a man who has separated from his wife—yes, indeed—to have a child from her, and who is responsible for the maintenance? If the maintenance is the man's responsibility, is it permissible for him to neglect his obligation and go to seek knowledge?
The Shaykh:
The financial maintenance of the child is the responsibility of his father, whether his mother is with her father, divorced, or deceased. The maintenance of the children is the responsibility of their father until they grow up and become self-sufficient. So their maintenance is the responsibility of their father. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible for him to go seeking knowledge and neglect the right that is due to him. This is not permissible for him. He must fulfill this right that is due to him; he must provide for their maintenance and then go, or he must appoint someone to provide for their maintenance.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، على من تكون النفقة على الأولاد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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