And I want to know who has the right to the allowance: is it her mother?
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The questioner : There is a woman who previously married and gave birth to a daughter, then married another man. The father of the daughter, i.e., the previous husband, was paying an allowance for his daughter, which was five hundred riyals per month. Does the mother of the daughter and her second husband have the right to dispose of the daughter's maintenance and take from it what they see fit, whether for themselves or for the daughter? I want to know who has the right to the allowance: is it her mother? And is she allowed to take from this allowance for her personal purposes? I ask the honorable Shaykh for guidance.
The Shaykh : This money that the woman takes from her first husband is maintenance for his daughter from him. It is not permissible for her to dispose of it except for the maintenance of this daughter, because her father did not pay this money except for his daughter only. If the expenses increase, or if this money exceeds the expenses, then she must do one of two things: either inform her father of this, and he will order what he wishes, or she saves it for the daughter. However, informing her father of this is more appropriate, because he is her guardian. If he gives them, for example, five hundred riyals a month and this five hundred exceeds her expenses, then she must inform her father of this, and he will do what he sees fit in this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for her to dispose of it, or to give it to her second husband, or to her children, or to her children from him as well. Yes.
The questioner : A message; his last question, the last listener's question, says in it.
The Shaykh : This money that the woman takes from her first husband is maintenance for his daughter from him. It is not permissible for her to dispose of it except for the maintenance of this daughter, because her father did not pay this money except for his daughter only. If the expenses increase, or if this money exceeds the expenses, then she must do one of two things: either inform her father of this, and he will order what he wishes, or she saves it for the daughter. However, informing her father of this is more appropriate, because he is her guardian. If he gives them, for example, five hundred riyals a month and this five hundred exceeds her expenses, then she must inform her father of this, and he will do what he sees fit in this matter.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for her to dispose of it, or to give it to her second husband, or to her children, or to her children from him as well. Yes.
The questioner : A message; his last question, the last listener's question, says in it.