The father’s return of his gift to his indebted son
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Question:
If a father gives one of his sons separate sums of money at different times, can he take it back and demand that his son pay it? How should he act if the son is unable to pay those amounts? And is it sufficient for him to ask the other sons to forgive him for what he gave to their brother?
Answer:
The solution is that he gives them the equivalent of what he gave him. If they forgive him, he is right to do so. In fact, if the son was not given the money while in a state of financial hardship and is unable to pay, and they forgive him, then he hopes, if Allah wills, that this will be a good deed for the father.
If a father gives one of his sons separate sums of money at different times, can he take it back and demand that his son pay it? How should he act if the son is unable to pay those amounts? And is it sufficient for him to ask the other sons to forgive him for what he gave to their brother?
Answer:
The solution is that he gives them the equivalent of what he gave him. If they forgive him, he is right to do so. In fact, if the son was not given the money while in a state of financial hardship and is unable to pay, and they forgive him, then he hopes, if Allah wills, that this will be a good deed for the father.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/102 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:07:06)
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