The ruling on disposing of a father's wealth if he has lost his memory
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Question:
We have a call from a brother named 'A'ayd from Riyadh, yes. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Peace be upon you. I have two questions, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. The first. The first, may you live long, my father is in the hospital, he has generally lost his memory for two years. Is it permissible for us to give charity from his wealth, or to give charity on his behalf from it, or to build mosques for him? We can gather it up if we want to gather it up. Listen to the answer.
Answer:
My brother, preserve his wealth and do not dispose of it until Allah decrees his affair, and it is obligatory upon you to preserve it and not dispose of it through charity or otherwise. Yes.
We have a call from a brother named 'A'ayd from Riyadh, yes. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Peace be upon you. I have two questions, Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. The first. The first, may you live long, my father is in the hospital, he has generally lost his memory for two years. Is it permissible for us to give charity from his wealth, or to give charity on his behalf from it, or to build mosques for him? We can gather it up if we want to gather it up. Listen to the answer.
Answer:
My brother, preserve his wealth and do not dispose of it until Allah decrees his affair, and it is obligatory upon you to preserve it and not dispose of it through charity or otherwise. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1941 - حكم التصرف في مال الأب إذا كان فاقدا للذاكرة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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