Ruling on allocating housing and money to a son who serves his father

Question:
Abu Ibrahim sent a question to your eminence, saying: Honorable Shaykh Salih, may Allah keep you safe. The truth is that I am wealthy, and for the sake of Allah, praise be to Him, and my Lord has given me much, so I praise Allah for that. I have more than one wife, and I have sons and daughters. The truth is that I find some shortcoming in the service of my sons and daughters. One of my sons from one of my wives is dutiful to me and attends to my needs, going with me to my businesses and to the mosque. He is truly in my service wherever I go. I want to allocate to him, before my death, some housing and money. What is the Shaykh’s opinion on that?

Answer:
If he seeks the reward from Allah, then this is dutifulness and is better for him than worldly life. If he does not seek the reward, make him a salary in exchange for his work. Make him a monthly salary in exchange for his work, so that he is a wage-earner in that. Yes.