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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on singling out a child in a gift to the exclusion of his siblings

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Question:
He says: I am old and have children who do not grieve me. What is the ruling on giving to one of them to the exclusion of the others?

Answer:
It is not permissible to single out a child in a gift to the exclusion of his brothers, even if he is dutiful to you. His dutifulness to you is obligatory upon him, and it is a right you have over him. So do not give him anything to the exclusion of your other children. What is sufficient for him is what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-091-منهج الاستقامة والوسطية|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:17)

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