Distributing the rental income of the father's real estate among the sons and daughters
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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, a share of that property, or is it exclusively for the sons, i.e., the men?
Answer:
The rent is pure, and the children are of two types: one type is self-sufficient, such as a married woman or a son who has money; these have no right to claim anything from their father. The father should support the young daughters and the poor ones. However, it is not permissible for him to give a gift to one and not to the other. As for the young ones and those who have no money, it is his right to spend on them from the rent. It is not your right to make them self-sufficient. Allah has no right for them [to claim from you], and the married daughters have no right [to claim]. 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. No. As for maintenance, he spends on the young ones, treats them well, and clothes them until Allah makes them self-sufficient, until they get jobs, or until Allah provides them with other wealth. This is his duty. It is not permissible to be equal in this [regarding gifts]; he spends on the young one, the one in need, and the poor one, until Allah makes them self-sufficient. The brothers have a right over him in this, because Allah has commanded them to be kind to them, and [to be kind to] the daughters and wives. But he should not give to one and leave the other [without giving] in gifts other than maintenance. He gives this one a car and gives nothing to the other; he gives this one a house and gives nothing to the other; he gives this one thousands and gives nothing to the other. No, it is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:. He must be just. You are a grown man, an employee, and you are settled, while this one is young, so spend on him, buy his clothes, and provide for his needs. If the other has nothing, this is a matter of [justice]. This is not injustice; this is truly spending on...
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, a share of that property, or is it exclusively for the sons, i.e., the men?
Answer:
The rent is pure, and the children are of two types: one type is self-sufficient, such as a married woman or a son who has money; these have no right to claim anything from their father. The father should support the young daughters and the poor ones. However, it is not permissible for him to give a gift to one and not to the other. As for the young ones and those who have no money, it is his right to spend on them from the rent. It is not your right to make them self-sufficient. Allah has no right for them [to claim from you], and the married daughters have no right [to claim]. 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. No. As for maintenance, he spends on the young ones, treats them well, and clothes them until Allah makes them self-sufficient, until they get jobs, or until Allah provides them with other wealth. This is his duty. It is not permissible to be equal in this [regarding gifts]; he spends on the young one, the one in need, and the poor one, until Allah makes them self-sufficient. The brothers have a right over him in this, because Allah has commanded them to be kind to them, and [to be kind to] the daughters and wives. But he should not give to one and leave the other [without giving] in gifts other than maintenance. He gives this one a car and gives nothing to the other; he gives this one a house and gives nothing to the other; he gives this one thousands and gives nothing to the other. No, it is not permissible. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Fear Allah and be just to your children
اتقوا الله وأجروا بنا أولادكم
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٦ — archive.org (16:54)
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