Is it permissible for a father to spend one of his son's money to marry off another son?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : Another question. May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for a father to take one of his son's money to marry off another son, especially when the mahr is large?
The Shaykh : Expensive?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the father is in need of it, and the son who is to be married is also in need, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. In other words, if the father is wealthy, he has no need to take from his son's money; rather, he wants to seize his son's money. This is not permissible. As for the son who is to be married, for example, he already has a wife, but he wants to enjoy another. There is no objection to him marrying another, because the Shari'ah has permitted him to do so, as indicated by But it must not be at the expense of others, is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, it is clear.
The Shaykh : Or the son is a bachelor, he has not married yet, but he does not want to marry, whether from his own money, his father's money, or his brother's money. And the father feels as if this one will marry here and divorce there, because he is a man whose morals are, to put it mildly, not socially acceptable in the language of the present day; he cannot live with his wife. So the father does not want to lose his own pocket, nor the pocket of his son. These are examples, of course, not intended specifically, but the intention is to make the issue clear to minds, is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible for a father to take one of his son's money to marry off another son, especially when the mahr is large?
The Shaykh : Expensive?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the father is in need of it, and the son who is to be married is also in need, then it is permissible; otherwise, it is not. In other words, if the father is wealthy, he has no need to take from his son's money; rather, he wants to seize his son's money. This is not permissible. As for the son who is to be married, for example, he already has a wife, but he wants to enjoy another. There is no objection to him marrying another, because the Shari'ah has permitted him to do so, as indicated by
Two, three, and four
مثنى وثلاث ورباعThe questioner : Yes, it is clear.
The Shaykh : Or the son is a bachelor, he has not married yet, but he does not want to marry, whether from his own money, his father's money, or his brother's money. And the father feels as if this one will marry here and divorce there, because he is a man whose morals are, to put it mildly, not socially acceptable in the language of the present day; he cannot live with his wife. So the father does not want to lose his own pocket, nor the pocket of his son. These are examples, of course, not intended specifically, but the intention is to make the issue clear to minds, is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear, O Shaykh?
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.