ANSWER:

You are not obliged to take care of him and his family while wasting your life on that!

Focus on your studies and your career and once you get married and settled, if you have any extra, you can contribute to take care of him and your mother only by providing them with the basics without interfering with your own family’s rights.

QUESTION: My father refuses to work. And he refused for years, since his late 40s, though he had chances to work from home. He is asking me and my brother to work and help him keep the family. My brother who is 24 is at uni and I’m 21 and trying to get a career which will take a while. I feel lots of pressure and like he’s putting his burden on us. I don’t know how to act. Advice?

Fiqh of the family, Jobs | May 17, 2025 6:44 am
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