Gifts given to a young infant: Is it permissible for the mother to dispose of them by selling or giving them away?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Noble Shaykh, regarding gifts presented to newborn children, is it permissible for the mother to dispose of them by giving them away, selling them, or the like?
The Shaykh : Gifts given to a newborn child are his property. The mother does not have guardianship over her son while his father is alive. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to dispose of them without her husband’s permission. If he gives permission, there is no harm. Whether the newborn is a girl or a boy, the right to the wealth belongs to the father, not the mother, after him...
Noble Shaykh, regarding gifts presented to newborn children, is it permissible for the mother to dispose of them by giving them away, selling them, or the like?
The Shaykh : Gifts given to a newborn child are his property. The mother does not have guardianship over her son while his father is alive. Therefore, it is not permissible for her to dispose of them without her husband’s permission. If he gives permission, there is no harm. Whether the newborn is a girl or a boy, the right to the wealth belongs to the father, not the mother, after him...