What is the ruling on a father refusing to give his son anything from the properties that the father bought with the son's money, under the pretext that "you and your money belong to your father," and his desire to divide his wealth after his death without compensating the son?
The right of the father is great, and it is a duty to honor him. However, for a father to take his son's money without the son's willing consent is not approved by Islamic law. The hadith "You and your wealth belong to your father" does not indicate that the father owns his son's money; rather, the lam (preposition "to" or "for") here denotes permissibility (ibahah), not ownership (tamleek). The money belongs to the son, and he is responsible for its zakat. It is permissible for the father to take from his son's money if he is in need, under two conditions: that it does not harm the son or cause him undue hardship, and that he does not take it to give to someone else. The questioner is advised to counsel his father and present to him the statements of the scholars.
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