The financial maintenance of a wealthy son for his father
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Question:
Is it permissible for a wealthy son to demand from his father? Is it permissible to demand the obligatory maintenance?
Answer:
As for the son of a wealthy man, a wealthy man has no maintenance due from his father. Maintenance is only obligatory from a poor son, meaning one who is unable to earn a living. But if he is able to earn a living, then he has no maintenance; his earnings are his food, and his hands are his earnings.
Is it permissible for a wealthy son to demand from his father? Is it permissible to demand the obligatory maintenance?
Answer:
As for the son of a wealthy man, a wealthy man has no maintenance due from his father. Maintenance is only obligatory from a poor son, meaning one who is unable to earn a living. But if he is able to earn a living, then he has no maintenance; his earnings are his food, and his hands are his earnings.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [62] — alfawzan.live (1:12:17)
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