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24 / 06 / 2026
The Right of Parents to Dispose of Gifts Given to Children
Is the money that reaches the child at birth (the gift) or the success of the girl in the high school graduation exam considered a financial entitlement for her that she has the right to take and manage, or save for the newborn, or do the mother and father have the right to dispose of it as they wish?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: This money is actually for the family, but on the occasion of a birth or success, they have the right to manage it. Assuming it belongs to the child, the child's expenses must be covered from it until it is exhausted, and thus the family has the right to provide for the child's expenses. The same applies to someone who has succeeded in the Tawjihi (high school diploma). In both cases, the father has the right to manage it. And God knows best.
