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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Gift to Children and the Rental of Real Estate

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Question:
He says: My father has shops and real estate that he rents out. He has married daughters and sons who are with him in the house. Does the renter give the women, i.e., his daughters, from that real estate, or only that

Answer:
the rent is from it. The children are of two types: the type who is independent, a married woman and a son who is independent and has money; this person has no right against his father. The rest are young and poor, and their father strives for them. However, it is not permissible to give a gift to one without the other. The one who strives for the young ones and those who have no money must spend on them from the rent; this is his right. If Allah makes them independent, they have no right. The married daughters have no right. But he should not give this one a house and this one a house and this one a car and give nothing to the other. He should spend on the young ones, be kind to them, and clothe them until Allah makes them independent, until they are able to perform wudu, or until this. Other wealth. This is his obligation. It is not permissible to be equal in this; he should spend on the young, the disabled, and the poor until Allah makes them independent. And the brothers will not be more deserving of this from him, because Allah has made them independent along with them, and made the daughters independent through their husbands. But he is not allowed to give one a gift that makes the other independent, other than maintenance. He gives this one a car and gives nothing to this one; he gives this one a house and gives nothing to this one; he gives this one thousands and gives nothing to this one. No, it is not permissible. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.اتقوا الله واعدلوا بين أولادكم
Sahih al-Bukhari 2587
He must hasten to you, and they are from the hastening. The matter of maintenance: You are a large man, an employee, and this is measured and directed, and this is the Chinese one, so spend on him, buy his clothes, his leather, and his shoes. You kiss the Chinese one who has nothing. This is a matter. This is not a mistake. This is the right to spend on the young ones. Yes.
Source فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 16 — archive.org (48:34)

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