A wealthy son demanding financial maintenance from his father
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a wealthy son to demand the obligatory financial maintenance from his father?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
For the wealthy son.
The Shaykh:
A wealthy son has no right to financial maintenance from his father; a wealthy son has no right to financial maintenance from his father. Financial maintenance is only obligatory for a poor son who has no earnings and is unable to earn a living. But if he is able to earn a living, he has no right to maintenance; he earns and eats from the fruit of his own labor. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for a wealthy son to demand the obligatory financial maintenance from his father?
The Shaykh:
Is it permissible?
The questioner:
For the wealthy son.
The Shaykh:
A wealthy son has no right to financial maintenance from his father; a wealthy son has no right to financial maintenance from his father. Financial maintenance is only obligatory for a poor son who has no earnings and is unable to earn a living. But if he is able to earn a living, he has no right to maintenance; he earns and eats from the fruit of his own labor. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 069 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الوصايا / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (35:34)
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