Is it permissible to withhold financial maintenance from a father if he lives far away from them?

The questioner : A man in his seventies married his wife. The first wife passed away, and he married a second time.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : His children provide for him and give him money. At the same time, he eats out and has left them with no dealings with him whatsoever, meaning he does not benefit them in any way with a pension or anything else. Should they stop giving him the money they give him?

The Shaykh : I mean, he lives apart from them.

The questioner : Apart from them.

The Shaykh : And they were providing for him.

The questioner : They were providing for him, yes.

The Shaykh : So you want to ask whether they should withhold the financial maintenance from him.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible.

The questioner : It is not permissible.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Oh, peace be upon you.

The questioner : A quick question, Shaykh, if you please, if you please.