Does a father sin by giving his children money while knowing that they use it to buy cigarettes?
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Question:
He says: My children stay up at night and sleep during the day, and I give them money knowing full well that they use it to buy cigarettes. Do I sin for that?
Answer:
This is a bad upbringing. You are responsible for them; you are their guardian and their father. You are to raise them in religion, obedience, performing the prayer, and abandoning what is forbidden. But if you leave them sleeping and not praying, and give them money to buy cigarettes with, this is a bad upbringing, and you are responsible for it before Allah, because you have neglected the flock that Allah entrusted to your care.
He says: My children stay up at night and sleep during the day, and I give them money knowing full well that they use it to buy cigarettes. Do I sin for that?
Answer:
This is a bad upbringing. You are responsible for them; you are their guardian and their father. You are to raise them in religion, obedience, performing the prayer, and abandoning what is forbidden. But if you leave them sleeping and not praying, and give them money to buy cigarettes with, this is a bad upbringing, and you are responsible for it before Allah, because you have neglected the flock that Allah entrusted to your care.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يأثم الوالد بإعطاء أولاده المال مع علمه أنهم يشترون به الدخان؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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