When children outgrow their clothes, are the parents allowed to give it to charity or to the other children?

Answer

When parents buy clothes for their children, they should make niyyat of loaning the garments to them. The clothes will then remain the property of the parents who can do with it as they deem fit when the children have out-grown same. However, if no such intention was made, then the parents should buy the clothing for their fair value and keep the money in trust for the children or buy other items of need for the children.