Ruling on giving money to those who have been blessed with a child on the day of his circumcision

Question:
We move on to another message received from the two brothers, Mahmoud Farhat and Abd al-Rahman al-Shadawi, from al-Dhahrān. The brothers have a set of questions. In their first question, they say:
There is a custom followed among the members of one of the tribes, which is that every person who attends the circumcision of a male newborn must give the father a sum of money ranging from fifty to one hundred riyals. What is your opinion, Your Eminence, of this custom from the perspective of Islamic law?

Answer:
If it is the custom of the tribe, or the custom among relatives, to give gifts to the parents of the newborn at the time of the circumcision, or at the time of the 'aqiqah, or at any time after the birth, then there is no harm in this, as it is a form of voluntary giving and cooperation. We are not aware of any objection to it. Similarly, it is the custom of many people to help a man when they hear that he is getting married, or if he invites them to the wedding feast, they help him with the marriage; all of this is a form of cooperation in good.
And the Muslims are one entity, cooperating in righteousness and piety, in their interests, and in meeting the needs of the poor, especially if the father of the newborn is poor; for helping him is among the most important acts of drawing near to Allah, whether in the 'aqiqah or otherwise. Yes.