The obligation of justice in gifts to children; does this include sweets and the like?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned in the previous lesson the obligation of justice in giving gifts to children, such that the son is given the equivalent of two daughters. Does this include sweets and the like that he brings for his children?
Answer:
Yes, even sweets, even a kiss; do not single out one child by kissing him, calling him, or praising him to the exclusion of the others, because this angers the others and causes hatred in their hearts toward their brother and undutifulness toward their father. He must be just among his children in everything. This applies to children; it does not mean that if you give a sweet to an elderly person, you must give your elderly son the same sweet. No, this is justice among the children: do not favor some of them with anything to the exclusion of the others. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned in the previous lesson the obligation of justice in giving gifts to children, such that the son is given the equivalent of two daughters. Does this include sweets and the like that he brings for his children?
Answer:
Yes, even sweets, even a kiss; do not single out one child by kissing him, calling him, or praising him to the exclusion of the others, because this angers the others and causes hatred in their hearts toward their brother and undutifulness toward their father. He must be just among his children in everything. This applies to children; it does not mean that if you give a sweet to an elderly person, you must give your elderly son the same sweet. No, this is justice among the children: do not favor some of them with anything to the exclusion of the others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1644 -2802] وجوب العدل في العطية للأولاد؛ هل يدخل في ذلك الحلوى ونحوها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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