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Is a mother sinful if she gives her son, to the exclusion of his siblings, the social security benefits she receives from the state because she lives with him?

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Question:
This questioner says: I am a woman who lives with my son in his house, and the state pays me a social security benefit. I spend it. And I squander it. Because she is a woman. Yes, yes, and it is paid out. Read the surah. I am a woman who lives with my son in his house, and the state pays me a social security benefit, and I give it to my son because he is in debt and he provides for me. I have married daughters, and I do not give them any of it. Is there any sin on me for that?

Answer:
There is no sin on you if this is only the amount of your maintenance that comes out of the benefit. You give it to the son who provides for you, right? There is nothing for the other children because this is maintenance. However, if savings accumulate with you, you must be just among your children and not favor some of them over others with gifts. But as for what is merely for maintenance, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تأثم الأم إذا كانت تعطي ابنها دون إخوته الضمان الاجتماعي الذي تأخذه من الدولة لأنها تسكن معه؟ — youtube.com

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