Preferring Some Children in Gifts for a Specific Quality
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to prefer some children over others in giving a gift if there is a specific description, such as the son being righteous, or a student of knowledge, or being of benefit and need to his father,
Answer:
If he is in need, if the one with the description is in need, there is a need. But if he gives to him and he has no need for the gift, no, this is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to prefer some children over others in giving a gift if there is a specific description, such as the son being righteous, or a student of knowledge, or being of benefit and need to his father,
Answer:
If he is in need, if the one with the description is in need, there is a need. But if he gives to him and he has no need for the gift, no, this is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 069 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الوصايا / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:30)
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