Is taking the maid's salary from the salary of a deceased man who has children considered consuming the orphan's wealth wrongfully?
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The questioner:
Yes, the Shaykh says: The salary of a deceased retiree, if it is two thousand riyals, goes to the house of the deceased himself, and he has orphaned children.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
The questioner says: The salary of the deceased retiree, if it is two thousand riyals, goes to the house of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
A deceased retired man.
The questioner:
A deceased retiree, if his salary is two thousand riyals, it goes to the house of the deceased himself, and he has orphaned children, some of whom are six years old and others of different ages, but part of this salary goes to the maid's salary. Is this considered consuming the orphan's wealth wrongfully?
The Shaykh:
This requires a distinction. If their mother is unable to take care of them and she employs someone to help her, there is no harm in that. Fear Allah. If they have a mother who is weak and unable to serve them, and she seeks the help of a servant to assist her in serving the young orphans, the servant eats with them, and they are all orphans, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:6] The guardian and they all eat. They were all in need. As for the one who is wealthy, let him be chaste. If Allah makes her wealthy, she spends on them from their wealth and on those who serve them, and she is chaste. Otherwise, if she is in need, and likewise their brother or their uncle, if they are in need, they all eat.
Yes, the Shaykh says: The salary of a deceased retiree, if it is two thousand riyals, goes to the house of the deceased himself, and he has orphaned children.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
The questioner says: The salary of the deceased retiree, if it is two thousand riyals, goes to the house of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
A deceased retired man.
The questioner:
A deceased retiree, if his salary is two thousand riyals, it goes to the house of the deceased himself, and he has orphaned children, some of whom are six years old and others of different ages, but part of this salary goes to the maid's salary. Is this considered consuming the orphan's wealth wrongfully?
The Shaykh:
This requires a distinction. If their mother is unable to take care of them and she employs someone to help her, there is no harm in that. Fear Allah. If they have a mother who is weak and unable to serve them, and she seeks the help of a servant to assist her in serving the young orphans, the servant eats with them, and they are all orphans, as Allah the Exalted said:
And whoever, [when acting as guardian], is self-sufficient should refrain [from taking a fee]; and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable.
وَمَن كَانَ غَنِيًّا فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 446 هل أخذ راتب الخادمة من راتب الرجل المتوفى الذي لديه أطفال يعتبر من أكل مال اليتيم بالباطل؟ — youtube.com
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