The Ruling on a Retirement Pension and Saving What Exceeds the Children's Needs
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My brother passed away (may Allah have mercy on him), and he had two children. So his monthly salary, the retirement pension, was divided between his children and his wife. His question is: Is it permissible for me, O uncle, to save what I believe to be in excess of the two children's needs, without the consent of their mother, who is their legal guardian?
The Shaykh:
This retirement pension has a system that operates according to the regulations. This is not an inheritance; it is not part of the inheritance. Rather, it is a pension that has a system, and it is paid out according to the system, and it is given to the person designated by the system.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah grant you great honor.
The Shaykh:
The money allocated to a minor is under the care of his guardian, who acts in his place and preserves it for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My brother passed away (may Allah have mercy on him), and he had two children. So his monthly salary, the retirement pension, was divided between his children and his wife. His question is: Is it permissible for me, O uncle, to save what I believe to be in excess of the two children's needs, without the consent of their mother, who is their legal guardian?
The Shaykh:
This retirement pension has a system that operates according to the regulations. This is not an inheritance; it is not part of the inheritance. Rather, it is a pension that has a system, and it is paid out according to the system, and it is given to the person designated by the system.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah grant you great honor.
The Shaykh:
The money allocated to a minor is under the care of his guardian, who acts in his place and preserves it for him. Yes.
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