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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on specifying a gift for a needy son to the exclusion of his siblings

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Question:
The questioner asks and says: I have three children, sons and daughters, and they are at the end of their educational stages. However, one of the sons is afflicted with hemiplegia and walks leaning on a cane. Is it possible for me to give him something from my wealth to the exclusion of his siblings, as assistance for him given his circumstances? Is it permissible to do so, or is it not? This is a matter for consideration.

Answer:
Some scholars hold that if one specifies a gift for some of the children for a reason, such as the condition you mentioned—that he is disabled and unable to earn a living—and one bequeaths to him some money due to his need, then some scholars hold that there is nothing wrong with this.
However, if we look at the generality of the hadith, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.اتقوا الله واعدلوا بين أولادكم،
Sahih al-Bukhari 2587
The disabled child, or the blind child, or the poor child, may have his excuse removed, and his impediment may be removed, and Allah the Exalted may make him wealthy. How many a disabled person becomes wealthier than the healthy one, how many a blind person becomes wealthier than the sighted one, how many a poor person becomes wealthy, and how many a wealthy person becomes poor.
So this is up to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and the correct view is that one does not specify a gift for any of the children, but rather leaves the matter to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and each one is sufficient with the inheritance that Allah has decreed for him.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم تخصيص العطية للولد المحتاج دون إخوته – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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