The father's right in his son's wealth
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the mahr (bridal gift) of the daughter, is it permissible for the mother and father to take a large amount from it if the daughter is, for example, a teacher or in a similar situation?
Answer:
Yes, the father may take from his son's wealth what does not harm him and what he does not need. We have mentioned examples of this. The father has the right to take from his son's wealth what does not harm the son and what the son does not need. If he refrains from taking it, that is better. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding the mahr (bridal gift) of the daughter, is it permissible for the mother and father to take a large amount from it if the daughter is, for example, a teacher or in a similar situation?
Answer:
Yes, the father may take from his son's wealth what does not harm him and what he does not need. We have mentioned examples of this. The father has the right to take from his son's wealth what does not harm the son and what the son does not need. If he refrains from taking it, that is better. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/251 — archive.org (13:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.