The Father's Revocation of Separate Gifts to One of His Children
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a father gives one of his children various sums of money at different times, can he take it back and demand that his child return it? And how should he act if the child is unable to pay those amounts? Is it sufficient for him to ask the other children to forgive him for what he gave to their brother?
Answer:
He gives them the same amount. The solution is that he gives them the same amount, and the problem is resolved. If they forgive him, if they forgive him, it is their right, and there is no harm in that, especially if the son who was given the gift is in financial difficulty and unable to return the gift, and they forgive him. We hope, if Allah wills, that this clears the father’s conscience. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a father gives one of his children various sums of money at different times, can he take it back and demand that his child return it? And how should he act if the child is unable to pay those amounts? Is it sufficient for him to ask the other children to forgive him for what he gave to their brother?
Answer:
He gives them the same amount. The solution is that he gives them the same amount, and the problem is resolved. If they forgive him, if they forgive him, it is their right, and there is no harm in that, especially if the son who was given the gift is in financial difficulty and unable to return the gift, and they forgive him. We hope, if Allah wills, that this clears the father’s conscience. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 069 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الوصايا / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:37)
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