What is the ruling on a father giving money to some of his children and not to others?
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The Shaykh : ... and His mercy and forgiveness.
The questioner : How are you?The Shaykh ؟
The Shaykh : I praise and thank Allah.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. How are you?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I want to ask a question, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : My teacher, by our nature, we are four brothers living in our house. We have many siblings, but we are the four brothers living in this house with our father. Our father has not worked in the butcher shop or in the types of trade available to us for ten years. We worked in this field, and may Allah the Exalted and Majestic bless the provision and grant us much wealth. Now, my male siblings who worked—my father felt pity for their condition and said, "You work night and day. I want to give you money specifically, separate from your younger brothers who did not work, and the females." Is he allowed to do that?
The Shaykh : He does not have that right.
The questioner : He does not have that right.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : And then, my teacher, I would like to inform you that we receive a monthly wage.
The Shaykh : Also.
The questioner : Also, my father gives us a monthly wage so that we can eat and drink with it.
The Shaykh : Are you married?
The questioner : Yes, he married us off.
The Shaykh : Yes, are you living in one house, or is each person...
The questioner : We are living in apartments belonging to our father.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the food, each person is in his own home.
The questioner : ... he wants to speak with you.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : I say, the situation is clear. Did the brother explain it sufficiently?
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
Another questioner : And the answer?
The Shaykh : The answer is, ask him: it is not permissible.
The questioner : May I explain the situation to you a bit more clearly, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : This house has four young men who are the cause of the father's wealth, and they are the ones who set up a butcher shop for him in the market...
The Shaykh : Are you repeating the words the man already said?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If you have something to add to what was mentioned, we will listen. But this speech is the same as what he already said!
The questioner : For example, our Shaykh, one of them works on a truck. If this truck were bought from another person, its value might be thirty thousand Jordanian dinars?
The Shaykh : My brother, the important thing is: did these boys become independent from their father, or did they not? What we understood from the man is that they did not become independent. If they become independent, then at that time, each person's earnings are for his own pocket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So why does he now want to give these specific things to them, excluding the younger boys who are still on the path?
The questioner : Because the older ones are the ones who exerted great effort.
The Shaykh : Yes, but they lived under the shelter of their father, and they and their wealth belong to their father. It is not permissible for the father to favor them now. However, if they separate and become independent in their work, then at that time, each person's earnings are for his own pocket. But if the father comes to give them something, what does it mean to give them? It means he gives them from his own money. Here, justice must be established, and the hadith of al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, which you probably know,Sahih Muslim 1623f Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Correct. May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you?The Shaykh ؟
The Shaykh : I praise and thank Allah.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah. How are you?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : I want to ask a question, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : My teacher, by our nature, we are four brothers living in our house. We have many siblings, but we are the four brothers living in this house with our father. Our father has not worked in the butcher shop or in the types of trade available to us for ten years. We worked in this field, and may Allah the Exalted and Majestic bless the provision and grant us much wealth. Now, my male siblings who worked—my father felt pity for their condition and said, "You work night and day. I want to give you money specifically, separate from your younger brothers who did not work, and the females." Is he allowed to do that?
The Shaykh : He does not have that right.
The questioner : He does not have that right.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : And then, my teacher, I would like to inform you that we receive a monthly wage.
The Shaykh : Also.
The questioner : Also, my father gives us a monthly wage so that we can eat and drink with it.
The Shaykh : Are you married?
The questioner : Yes, he married us off.
The Shaykh : Yes, are you living in one house, or is each person...
The questioner : We are living in apartments belonging to our father.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the food, each person is in his own home.
The questioner : ... he wants to speak with you.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Another questioner : I say, the situation is clear. Did the brother explain it sufficiently?
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
Another questioner : And the answer?
The Shaykh : The answer is, ask him: it is not permissible.
The questioner : May I explain the situation to you a bit more clearly, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : This house has four young men who are the cause of the father's wealth, and they are the ones who set up a butcher shop for him in the market...
The Shaykh : Are you repeating the words the man already said?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If you have something to add to what was mentioned, we will listen. But this speech is the same as what he already said!
The questioner : For example, our Shaykh, one of them works on a truck. If this truck were bought from another person, its value might be thirty thousand Jordanian dinars?
The Shaykh : My brother, the important thing is: did these boys become independent from their father, or did they not? What we understood from the man is that they did not become independent. If they become independent, then at that time, each person's earnings are for his own pocket.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So why does he now want to give these specific things to them, excluding the younger boys who are still on the path?
The questioner : Because the older ones are the ones who exerted great effort.
The Shaykh : Yes, but they lived under the shelter of their father, and they and their wealth belong to their father. It is not permissible for the father to favor them now. However, if they separate and become independent in their work, then at that time, each person's earnings are for his own pocket. But if the father comes to give them something, what does it mean to give them? It means he gives them from his own money. Here, justice must be established, and the hadith of al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, which you probably know,
for I cannot be witness to an injustice
فإني لا أشهد على جورThe questioner : Correct. May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
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