The Ruling on the 'Aqiqah When One Is Unable to Provide Financial Support
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a resident of the Kingdom and I have children whom I support. I have a debt, and my salary is about one thousand riyals. I am a simple worker, and my father asks me for money, so I apologize to him, and he gets angry with me. Am I undutiful to my father given my situation?
Answer:
You are not undutiful to your father as long as you are unable to give them what they ask for; in that case, you are not undutiful to him. However, you must inform him of your excuse and ask for his forgiveness. If he does not forgive you and you have nothing to give them, then you are not sinful in that, and you are not undutiful. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:[At-Taghabun 64:16] He, Exalted and Majestic, said: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a resident of the Kingdom and I have children whom I support. I have a debt, and my salary is about one thousand riyals. I am a simple worker, and my father asks me for money, so I apologize to him, and he gets angry with me. Am I undutiful to my father given my situation?
Answer:
You are not undutiful to your father as long as you are unable to give them what they ask for; in that case, you are not undutiful to him. However, you must inform him of your excuse and ask for his forgiveness. If he does not forgive you and you have nothing to give them, then you are not sinful in that, and you are not undutiful. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7279 — youtube.com (7:16)
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