The Obligation of Equality Among Children in Gifts and Presents

Question:
We received a summary from one of the brothers: I gave my eldest son a piece of land with buildings, on the verbal condition that its benefit be for the entire family, and I wrote that to him. However, he built on it, exploited it, and did not give any of us anything from it. He refused, and I asked him to implement the law of Allah, to exploit it for the rest of my life, and then for it to be an inheritance for everyone who has a right to it. But he threatened me, insulted me, spoke to me with arrogance, cursed the religion, tore up the book *Manhaj al-Muslim* (The Muslim's Path), and threw it away. Do I bear any sin for what happened?

Answer:
You must take his case to the court and explain to the court what has occurred. The court holds the good—*if Allah wills*—and the blessing. These are matters of dispute between you and your son. This is among the punishments for giving special treatment; this is among your punishments for giving special treatment to something. A son is not to be given special treatment without... So when this thing happened from you, along with your leniency, this became a type of punishment.
Therefore, it is obligatory for you to dispute with him and to take his case to the authorities so that they may free you from what has occurred of undutifulness to parents, denial of the right, and its rejection, and so that you may be just among your children.