Question
My son works with me in the shop. I give him a wage and see to all his other expenses. I have sold the business for a substantial amount. He now demands half of the money claiming that he had worked for years to build up the business. According to the Shariah do I have to give him anything?
Answer
According to the Shariah, your son is most ungrateful and insolent for demanding anything from the money. The Shariah position is very clear. When children work together with their parents in a business, then everything belongs to the parents. Children have to be satisfied with whatever the parents give them. But you have given him more than enough – more than what he deserved. Don't give him a cent more.
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 05
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- 5
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