The ruling on a father’s disposal of his son’s wealth

Question:
The questioner: Ahmad Ibrahim says: What is the ruling for a man who has a disabled son and receives an annual government assistance payment for him? Is he required to use it exclusively for the disabled child, or should he save it up and buy something specific for him that distinguishes him from his siblings, or do the parents and the remaining siblings have the right to benefit from it, O Shaykh?

Answer:
His father has the choice. If he wishes, he may save it; if he wishes, he may spend it on the child; or the father may consume it. Because the father: If he wishes, he may spend on the child from his own wealth; if he wishes, he may spend on the child from what the government has allocated for him; and if he wishes, he may save it for him. All of this is up to the father, and there is nothing wrong with it.