The consumption by a guardian of an orphan's wealth in a moderate manner
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is a guardian of orphans' wealth permitted to eat from this wealth if he is entitled to it? For Allah the Exalted says: "Let him eat from it in a moderate manner." What is this moderate manner, and what is its measure?
Answer:
Eating in a moderate manner means taking less than his subsistence or less than the wage for his work. He eats less than his subsistence or the wage for his work and does not exceed that. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is a guardian of orphans' wealth permitted to eat from this wealth if he is entitled to it? For Allah the Exalted says: "Let him eat from it in a moderate manner." What is this moderate manner, and what is its measure?
Answer:
Eating in a moderate manner means taking less than his subsistence or less than the wage for his work. He eats less than his subsistence or the wage for his work and does not exceed that. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (42:50)
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