Buying a car for one of the sons without his brothers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible for a father to buy a car for one of his sons on the grounds that he needs it and is a student, given that his brothers before him were also in need and students, yet he gave them nothing, and the father is wealthy both in the past and the present?
Answer:
If one of his sons needs a car, he buys it, because this is part of financial maintenance, and maintenance is provided according to need. So he spends on all his sons according to their needs. If some of them need a car, he buys it. This is not a case of giving a special gift; it is spending. Spending on an older son is not like spending on a younger one, and spending on one who is in need is not like spending on one who is wealthy. There is nothing wrong with this, and it is not the forbidden kind of favoritism; rather, it is solely for the sake of need.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible for a father to buy a car for one of his sons on the grounds that he needs it and is a student, given that his brothers before him were also in need and students, yet he gave them nothing, and the father is wealthy both in the past and the present?
Answer:
If one of his sons needs a car, he buys it, because this is part of financial maintenance, and maintenance is provided according to need. So he spends on all his sons according to their needs. If some of them need a car, he buys it. This is not a case of giving a special gift; it is spending. Spending on an older son is not like spending on a younger one, and spending on one who is in need is not like spending on one who is wealthy. There is nothing wrong with this, and it is not the forbidden kind of favoritism; rather, it is solely for the sake of need.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في ظهور الفرق المبين بين دعوة الرسل ودعوة المعطلين — islamhouse.com (1:15:41)
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