Giving to a relative who is weak in earnings but capable of work
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person among the relatives is poor or weak in earnings, is it permissible for me to give to him even though he is capable of working?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
A person among the relatives is poor or weak in earnings, so is it permissible for me to give to him even though he is capable of working?
The Shaykh:
If his earnings are sufficient for him, do not give to him. But if his earnings are not sufficient for him, give to him the amount that suffices him. And you have heard. Is it obligatory or… or its completion? If his earnings are not sufficient for him, then give to him the amount that is lacking. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person among the relatives is poor or weak in earnings, is it permissible for me to give to him even though he is capable of working?
The Shaykh:
If he is.
The questioner:
A person among the relatives is poor or weak in earnings, so is it permissible for me to give to him even though he is capable of working?
The Shaykh:
If his earnings are sufficient for him, do not give to him. But if his earnings are not sufficient for him, give to him the amount that suffices him. And you have heard. Is it obligatory or… or its completion? If his earnings are not sufficient for him, then give to him the amount that is lacking. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 087-نفقة الأقارب والمماليك - 17-7-25 هـ — archive.org (1:20:57)
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