The Standard of Justice Among Children
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There is a man who has a group of children of varying ages, so their needs differ. The needs of the older child differ from those of the younger. Is he required to be just in financial maintenance among his children in the same way, or does he give them according to their needs?
No; justice among them, meaning among his children, is to give each one what he needs. Some may need books, for example, while others do not. The daughter now needs jewelry, such as earrings. What is the value of earrings? One hundred riyals. The son needs a cap. What is its value? Five riyals. We buy her earrings for one hundred riyals, and we buy him a cap for five riyals.
The questioner: O Shaykh! For example, if the older one needs a car, do you buy him a car?The Shaykh: Well done. If the older one needs a car, I do not buy him a car. I buy a car for myself in my name and grant him its use so that he can benefit from it, because he only needs the benefit, not the car itself. So the car remains in my name, and the benefit is for him. Because if I made it his property, it would mean I gave him what he does not need. Do you understand? Therefore, people should not give a car to the one who needs a car. Rather, it should be said: I will buy the car and give it to you. Benefit from it, go to school with it, go with it for your purpose, and it is in my name. If I die, it will be mine, not yours.
We ask Allah for beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds for us and for you. And we congratulate you that (whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise) and you, if Allah wills, have traveled a path seeking knowledge. We ask Allah to make easy for us and for you a path to Paradise.
No; justice among them, meaning among his children, is to give each one what he needs. Some may need books, for example, while others do not. The daughter now needs jewelry, such as earrings. What is the value of earrings? One hundred riyals. The son needs a cap. What is its value? Five riyals. We buy her earrings for one hundred riyals, and we buy him a cap for five riyals.
The questioner: O Shaykh! For example, if the older one needs a car, do you buy him a car?The Shaykh: Well done. If the older one needs a car, I do not buy him a car. I buy a car for myself in my name and grant him its use so that he can benefit from it, because he only needs the benefit, not the car itself. So the car remains in my name, and the benefit is for him. Because if I made it his property, it would mean I gave him what he does not need. Do you understand? Therefore, people should not give a car to the one who needs a car. Rather, it should be said: I will buy the car and give it to you. Benefit from it, go to school with it, go with it for your purpose, and it is in my name. If I die, it will be mine, not yours.
We ask Allah for beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds for us and for you. And we congratulate you that (whoever travels a path seeking knowledge, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise) and you, if Allah wills, have traveled a path seeking knowledge. We ask Allah to make easy for us and for you a path to Paradise.