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It is not permissible to favor one over the others in gifts. However, if one needs something such as a car or a phone due to their age, this is not a gift but rather an essential thing they need in their lives.

QUESTION: I seek your guidance regarding fairness between children. If a parent has children aged 5, 13, and 15, and chooses to gift a phone to the 15-year-old based on their perceived maturity and responsibility, would it be considered unjust to not give the same to the younger children—especially if the parent believes they are not yet ready for such a device?

Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing | April 24, 2025 2:06 am
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QUESTION: I’m in my 40s and have sincerely tried to marry, choosing religious and stable suitors. My only wali, my father, rejects them because he discourages my sunnah lifestyle. He’s not fully practicing, and I fear falling into sin. If he continues to block me unjustly, is it permissible to marry via wali hakim with proper witnesses, possibly overseas to maintain family ties?
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QUESTION: Almost all of my newborns clothes are gifts and many got cartoons images e.g sheep, sun with smile, cow.I want to raise him upon deen since young and i try not put on him such clothes but sometimes many get dirty and am left with those. What do u advice me?