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Is it permissible for a son to remove his father from the house if his father is in a bad state regarding his religion?

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Question:
My father is an addict, and another says my father is addicted to alcohol and narcotics. He was imprisoned for a long period, and I visited him in prison throughout his imprisonment and provided him with financial maintenance. I know that he uses some of it to buy and smoke tobacco. He has now come out of prison and is residing with me in the house. He has resumed drinking alcohol, and some of his companions come to me with him. I have advised him, but he says he is unable to quit. I am married and have children, and I fear for them. Is it permissible for me to remove him from the house, given that I am the one responsible for him and he has no one else but me? And do I bear any sin in giving him this money while he was in prison? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The right of the father is great. Therefore, it is obligatory for you to always advise him, not to despair, and to strive in advising him and guiding him to good, and to help him in doing good. Do not withhold what you spend on him as long as he is poor and unable to provide for himself; you must provide for him. At the same time, you should always advise him. You should also seek help in this from those you see among the people of good, whether relatives or non-relatives, whom he respects and values; seek their help in this path, so that perhaps Allah will guide him through your efforts. If you see that you and your family should move to a house, and he and his family remain in his house alone, if you are afraid for your children, there is no harm in this; it is good so that you protect your children from witnessing what your father does in consuming intoxicants. At the same time, you fulfill the right of your father and the right of his family and his wife in terms of financial maintenance, kindness, care, and advice. You combine both matters; you combine both goods. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 097 هل يجوز للابن إخراج والده من البيت إذا كان حاله سيء في الدين؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com

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