The Ruling on Fulfilling the Demands of Family and Relatives
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Question:
My parents, praise be to Allah, are pleased with me. However, they make more demands on me than on my other brothers, and it is exhausting for me. Am I sinful for this, and should I fulfill their demands?
Answer:
If he is able, he should fulfill their demands. If he is able, he should fulfill them, provided there is no evil or extravagance in them. The demands may be just; perhaps they see them as better for them, dearer to them, and more generous than what they have. But a son fulfills them according to his capacity. If he is able, and what is requested is from what is good, not from what is evil, and there is no extravagance or assistance in falsehood in it, but rather there is a need in it,
My parents, praise be to Allah, are pleased with me. However, they make more demands on me than on my other brothers, and it is exhausting for me. Am I sinful for this, and should I fulfill their demands?
Answer:
If he is able, he should fulfill their demands. If he is able, he should fulfill them, provided there is no evil or extravagance in them. The demands may be just; perhaps they see them as better for them, dearer to them, and more generous than what they have. But a son fulfills them according to his capacity. If he is able, and what is requested is from what is good, not from what is evil, and there is no extravagance or assistance in falsehood in it, but rather there is a need in it,
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (31:05)
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