Justice among children and avoiding jealousy between them

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Salih, and likewise Shaykh 'Abd al-Karim, may Allah reward you with good and place what you present in the scales of your good deeds, by the permission of Allah. My first question is for Honorable Shaykh Salih: Some fathers, and also mothers, in their dealings with their children, cause jealousy to arise among the children; in other words, they show favoritism in their treatment. My second question: Some husbands get angry at their wives and may divorce them in order to please their father and mother, for example, because she does not give birth, or she only gives birth to daughters and does not bring sons. These are matters clearly stated in the Qur'an that Allah is the Provider. So I ask the Shaykh for guidance, and may Allah reward him with good. Peace be upon you.

The presenter:
The Most Merciful. Thank you. Some fathers and mothers, O Shaykh, cause jealousy among the children and show favoritism in that.

The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to be just among the children. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, it is not permissible to prefer some of them over others by giving to one and withholding from the others, or to prefer some over others by favoring the males equally. As for males and females, the female is entitled to half of what the male is entitled to, according to what has come in the law of inheritance, and this is justice among the children. However, to single out some of them for a gift, or to single out some of them for praise, or the like of that which causes jealousy in the others, this is not permissible, and it leads to undutifulness on their part and causes evil. Yes.