The Rule for a Guardian Eating from an Orphan’s Wealth When the Guardian Has a Large Family

The Shaykh : Yes. Let him eat; he alone eats. If he has four women, and each one has ten sons, that makes a total of forty-one people. This is a problem. Here, he does not eat as an individual only. He is not a general guardian; he eats according to what is customary, he alone, excluding those whose maintenance is his obligation.