The Entitlement of a Bedridden Father and His Wife to the Pension
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on your parents. I have a father who has been bedridden for about a year and a half. You could say his mind has gone a bit; he no longer reasons, knows nothing, and has no wife. She left him during this period. He is in my house and receives a monthly pension. I found that he has about 250,000 in the bank and land worth approximately 200,000. Is he entitled to the pension?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this pension is a state system. But you should obtain a court guardianship over him to preserve his wealth for him. You should take charge of him.
The questioner:
I have taken guardianship over him, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You obtained it from the court.
The questioner:
Yes, guardianship. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. You manage his affairs for his benefit, and preserve his wealth for him. May Allah reward you with good and assist you.
The questioner:
As for his wife, she left him, O Shaykh. Is she entitled to any part of the pension, or expenses, or anything? His wife left him and went to her children from a man before him. She does not speak to him, does not visit him, and does not ask about him. Is she entitled to any part of the pension?
The Shaykh:
Is the pension for him or for her?
The questioner:
She has a portion. She has a portion of approximately 300 riyals, according to what the pension office informed me.
The Shaykh:
She has her share of the pension, and the rest is for him, to be spent by his guardian and the one entrusted with his care. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my brother Muhammad,
Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on your parents. I have a father who has been bedridden for about a year and a half. You could say his mind has gone a bit; he no longer reasons, knows nothing, and has no wife. She left him during this period. He is in my house and receives a monthly pension. I found that he has about 250,000 in the bank and land worth approximately 200,000. Is he entitled to the pension?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this pension is a state system. But you should obtain a court guardianship over him to preserve his wealth for him. You should take charge of him.
The questioner:
I have taken guardianship over him, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You obtained it from the court.
The questioner:
Yes, guardianship. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. You manage his affairs for his benefit, and preserve his wealth for him. May Allah reward you with good and assist you.
The questioner:
As for his wife, she left him, O Shaykh. Is she entitled to any part of the pension, or expenses, or anything? His wife left him and went to her children from a man before him. She does not speak to him, does not visit him, and does not ask about him. Is she entitled to any part of the pension?
The Shaykh:
Is the pension for him or for her?
The questioner:
She has a portion. She has a portion of approximately 300 riyals, according to what the pension office informed me.
The Shaykh:
She has her share of the pension, and the rest is for him, to be spent by his guardian and the one entrusted with his care. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my brother Muhammad,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 02 / فتاوى على الهواء - 08 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (40:10)
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