Giving away children's old clothing
Question
If parents buy clothes for their children and tell them to use it for dressing purposes and do not make them the owner of the clothes, will it be permissible for the parents to do whatever they like with that clothes without asking the child?
Answer
If it was not given to the children and it was meant only for them to use then it belongs to the parents. They may do as they please thereafter.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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