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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-443: HUKUM MEMBERI NAFKAH KEPADA BAPA YANG MUNGKAR
Must a child still financially support a sinful father who gambles away the money?
Short answer
A child is obliged to support parents provided the child is able after meeting their own and their family's needs, and the parents are in need.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A child is obliged to support parents provided the child is able after meeting their own and their family's needs, and the parents are in need. However, if the money will be used for sin such as gambling or buying alcohol, the child should not give it, even if the parents are poor, because it assists wrongdoing. The fatwa favours the Lajnah Daimah view of still treating the father kindly by giving items that are hard to misuse, such as clothing, rice or household furnishings, and by speaking gently to him.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka, berdasarkan kepada dalil-dalil ini, seorang anak tidak seharusnya menafkahi ibu bapanya yang mungkar meskipun mereka itu miskin kerana dengan nafkah tersebut, boleh membantu mereka untuk melakukan maksiat kepada Allah S.W.T.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-443: HUKUM MEMBERI NAFKAH KEPADA BAPA YANG MUNGKAR”, 3 March 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4275-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-443-hukum-memberi-nafkah-kepada-bapa-yang-mungkar. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/supporting-a-sinful-father-financially/