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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the financial maintenance of children on their poor father to be shared equally, or is it on the eldest of them?

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Question:
If a father has a number of children and he is poor while his children are wealthy, is the financial maintenance to be shared equally among the children, or is it on the eldest of them only?

Answer:
No, not equally; each is responsible according to his wealth. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2491 -3022] هل تكون نفقة الأولاد على أبيهم الفقير بالتساوي أم تكون على الكبير منهم؟ — youtube.com

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