Supporting a brother after fulfilling family obligations
Question
Assalamualaikum Brother, I am a 40 years Man living with my wife and 4 kids, and I earn a comfortable living with already having bought a couple of costly lands, giving a very comfortable life to my wife and kids, taking care of education, gifts, and also a house which is under construction for us. Now, my younger brother needs some financial support, which I do on and off, and recently I had to give 5 percent of my yearly income to him, and InshAllah, he will get on his feet after this. My wife saw my chats and is now saying that you are giving away an amount that is the right of the children. She knows the earlier payments as well through the chats, which is an amount I can pay after providing all the needs and wants, so that he can sort his life out. Also want to specify that the current savings and plans for a year are all sorted. Kindly advise, if the right of the my money is only for my wife and kids, or I can take care of my brother as well when I can comfortably do so
Islamic Ruling & Answer
VerifiedWalekumussalam,
If you are properly fulfilling the obligatory financial rights of your wife and children such as maintenance, housing, education, and other necessary expenses and you are helping your brother from your surplus wealth by your own choice, then this is Islamically permissible and can even be considered an act of kindness and maintaining family ties.
The right of the wife and children is that their necessary and obligatory needs are adequately met. After fulfilling those obligations, a person may use his wealth as he wishes in permissible ways, such as helping relatives, giving charity, or supporting those in need. Therefore, it would not be correct to say that every amount given to a brother necessarily belongs to the children.
However, a husband should exercise wisdom and moderation in financial matters and ensure that his spending does not negatively affect the obligatory rights and legitimate needs of his family.
Answered by
Mufti Tosif Qasmi
June 14, 2026
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