Is it permissible for a young man who wants to get married to take financial assistance from his brother who works in non-Islamic journalism?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : There is no harm, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : There is no harm, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, O Shaykh. One of the brothers is getting married in a month or two, and he has a brother who works in journalism. Is it permissible for him to help his brother?
The Shaykh : What does he work in?
The questioner : In journalism.
The Shaykh : In the desert?
The questioner : No, in journalism.
The Shaykh : In journalism.
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah, so what is the question?
The questioner : Can he help? Can this committed brother take financial assistance from his brother?
The Shaykh : Who is the one working in journalism?
The questioner : The brother of this committed brother who wants to get married.
The Shaykh : Ah, meaning he wants to take money from him to get married.
The questioner : To help him, yes, he should help him to some extent.
The Shaykh : What type of journalism?
The questioner : O Shaykh, everything; it is not Islamic journalism, in any case.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, journalism...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, how old is the one who wants to take the money?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : How old is he?
The questioner : Twenty-eight years old, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Does he not have a father?
The questioner : He has a father, and they live in one large house.
The Shaykh : Okay, his father cannot provide for him?
The questioner : ... I will ask him, he cannot, O Shaykh, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He said he cannot, his father cannot provide for him.
The Shaykh : And what does this young man do?
The questioner : He works in transport.
The Shaykh : Okay, does he not earn a living from transport?
The questioner : One moment, O Shaykh, he said he can.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He can, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Can he do what?
The questioner : He can borrow money from the company where he works, that is the question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I am asking about this young man who wants to get married.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And you say he works, what does he work in?
The questioner : In a transport company.
The Shaykh : Okay, does he not have a salary and income?
The questioner : He has a salary and income, yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Then he should get married with that and not take from his brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : There is no harm, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : There is no harm, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, O Shaykh. One of the brothers is getting married in a month or two, and he has a brother who works in journalism. Is it permissible for him to help his brother?
The Shaykh : What does he work in?
The questioner : In journalism.
The Shaykh : In the desert?
The questioner : No, in journalism.
The Shaykh : In journalism.
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah, so what is the question?
The questioner : Can he help? Can this committed brother take financial assistance from his brother?
The Shaykh : Who is the one working in journalism?
The questioner : The brother of this committed brother who wants to get married.
The Shaykh : Ah, meaning he wants to take money from him to get married.
The questioner : To help him, yes, he should help him to some extent.
The Shaykh : What type of journalism?
The questioner : O Shaykh, everything; it is not Islamic journalism, in any case.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, journalism...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, how old is the one who wants to take the money?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : How old is he?
The questioner : Twenty-eight years old, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Does he not have a father?
The questioner : He has a father, and they live in one large house.
The Shaykh : Okay, his father cannot provide for him?
The questioner : ... I will ask him, he cannot, O Shaykh, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He said he cannot, his father cannot provide for him.
The Shaykh : And what does this young man do?
The questioner : He works in transport.
The Shaykh : Okay, does he not earn a living from transport?
The questioner : One moment, O Shaykh, he said he can.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He can, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Can he do what?
The questioner : He can borrow money from the company where he works, that is the question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I am asking about this young man who wants to get married.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And you say he works, what does he work in?
The questioner : In a transport company.
The Shaykh : Okay, does he not have a salary and income?
The questioner : He has a salary and income, yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Then he should get married with that and not take from his brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
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