English
Amr ibn Shu’ayb narrated from his father, from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "I have wealth and children, and my father needs my wealth." He said: "You and your wealth belong to your father. Your children are from your best earnings, so eat from your children’s earnings."
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 3530 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 2292 (unverified) 96% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) The statement: I have wealth, and my father needs my wealth, etc.: This Hadith indicates the obligation of maintenance for a parent on their child. In detail: Two conditions are considered for the obligation of maintenance for ascendants. First, the one for whom maintenance is obligatory must be poor, even if capable of earning, as if they have wealth, their maintenance is from their wealth, and maintenance for a wealthy person is not obligatory on anyone except a wealthy wife, whose maintenance is obligatory on her husband as compensation for her confinement. Maintenance for others is obligatory for kinship, and kinship is only obligatory in need, which is poverty. The basis is Allah’s statement: And accompany them in this world with kindness [Luqman: 15], meaning the parents, and all ascendants are included. It is not acceptable for an ascendant to die of hunger while living in Allah’s blessings. Second, the one upon whom maintenance is obligatory must be wealthy, as a poor person needs others, so how can maintenance for another be obligatory on him? Maintenance is not obligatory on a poor person except for a wife and minor child. [Umdat Ar-Ri’ayah]
Note 1
ف: اگر صاحب نفقہ یعنی لڑکا محتاج ہو اور باپ مالدار ہو تو اس بچہ پر باپ کا نفقہ واجب نہیں اس لیے کہ یہ خود محتاج ہے البتہ شوہر تنگدست ہو اور بیوی مالدار ہو تو شوہر پر مالدار بیوی کا نفقہ شوہر کی استطاعت کے لحاظ سے واجب ہے اس لئے کہ اس نے بیوی کو روک رکھا ہے اسی طرح چھوٹے بچوں کا نفقہ بھی ہر حالت میں باپ پر واجب ہے خواہ باپ مالدار ہو یا تنگدست (از: عمدۃ الرعایہ۔12)