ANSWER:

If she doesn’t want to work, she is not obliged to do so. If she has her own business, she must relieve him from spending on her and be independent financially.

If he needs money, she must help him without involving in paying riba! Her attitude is not that of a real dutiful Muslim daughter who is interested in entering paradise though the gate of her father! She is talking about him as if he is a business transaction! 

QUESTION: A father tells his daughter to work or take welfare from the government because he needs money and has debts in his bank account. The daughter does not look for a job because she doesn’t want to compromise her Deen, is not financially responsible for him, plans and works currently on her business from home, then she plans to pay for the groceries in shā Allah.

Fiqh of the family | March 13, 2023 12:57 am
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