My father is old in age and has lost his mind due to his advanced age, and he has no children, and I am dutiful to him, if Allah wills, and at times she takes from
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The questioner : My father is old in age and has lost his mind due to his advanced age, and he has no children, and I am dutiful to him, if Allah wills...
The Shaykh : And what about me?
The questioner : And she is dutiful to him, saying that at times she takes a small amount from his money, ten or twenty riyals, and gives it in charity to some of her children and others, intending thereby to give charity on his behalf. Does she incur sin for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, she incurs sin for this, because no one has the right to give away another person's money. Her father's money belongs to him, and it is not permissible for her to touch it except in the best manner. She must also obtain a power of attorney from the judge; I mean a guardianship. She must obtain guardianship over her father's money from the judge. She might say, "My father has no heir other than me." We say, "No, that is not correct. You have no right to your father's inheritance except half, and the rest is for the residuary male heirs. And who knows, perhaps she will die before her father, in which case her father would inherit from her. Therefore, I tell her that what she has taken from her father's money in the manner you described is not permissible for her, and she will not be free of liability except by returning what she took to her father's money. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it true that if a woman dies while in labor, she becomes a martyr?
The Shaykh : Yes, regarding our first question.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Suppose her children are poor and her father is wealthy; in that case, there is nothing wrong with her taking from her father's money to spend on them, because the maintenance of ancestors and descendants is obligatory, whether they are heirs or not. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah open the doors of knowledge for you. The questioner asks.
The Shaykh : And what about me?
The questioner : And she is dutiful to him, saying that at times she takes a small amount from his money, ten or twenty riyals, and gives it in charity to some of her children and others, intending thereby to give charity on his behalf. Does she incur sin for this?
The Shaykh : Yes, she incurs sin for this, because no one has the right to give away another person's money. Her father's money belongs to him, and it is not permissible for her to touch it except in the best manner. She must also obtain a power of attorney from the judge; I mean a guardianship. She must obtain guardianship over her father's money from the judge. She might say, "My father has no heir other than me." We say, "No, that is not correct. You have no right to your father's inheritance except half, and the rest is for the residuary male heirs. And who knows, perhaps she will die before her father, in which case her father would inherit from her. Therefore, I tell her that what she has taken from her father's money in the manner you described is not permissible for her, and she will not be free of liability except by returning what she took to her father's money. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it true that if a woman dies while in labor, she becomes a martyr?
The Shaykh : Yes, regarding our first question.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Suppose her children are poor and her father is wealthy; in that case, there is nothing wrong with her taking from her father's money to spend on them, because the maintenance of ancestors and descendants is obligatory, whether they are heirs or not. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah open the doors of knowledge for you. The questioner asks.