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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for me to take money from my father without my brothers so that I can use it to help in seeking knowledge?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am a student of knowledge and I have no money. I ask my father and mother for money, but they say they will not give it to me because doing so would be unjust to your brothers. Is it permissible for me to take extra money beyond what they give them to help me in seeking knowledge?

Answer:
No, do not take anything except what they give you, except what they give you. It is obligatory for the father to give each of his children what he needs. This is not considered favoritism or a gift; it is from maintenance and spending. He gives each one what he needs, and the needs of the children differ.
This one needs a car and this one needs such-and-such. Each one is given his necessary need. He is given his necessary need. This is not considered a gift or a transfer of ownership, but rather it is from spending. And spending is according to need. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [347 -1024] هل يجوز لي أن آخذ من والدي مالا دون إخوتي لأستعين به على طلب العلم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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