What should he do when his kaafir father asks him for money?
Question: 5500
I asked a question earlier (I converted to Islam recently); however, I got to thinking about the financial relationship with my father and I. Should I still give my wealth to him if he asks?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
We put the following question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen:
I became Muslim recently and I am wondering about
the financial relationship between me and my father. Do I have to give him
money because of the hadeeth, “You and your wealth belong to your
father”?
He (may Allaah preserve him) replied as follows:
Does he mean spending on him or what?
-He says that he asks him for different things, it is not
just the matter of spending on him, it is more than that.
Answer: he is not obliged to do more than spend
on him (i.e., cover his living expenses); as for charity, that is not a
problem (i.e., if he wants to give him more as an act of charity, that is
fine).
And Allaah knows best.
Source:
Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen
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