Buying and Selling: Ruling on Guardian Refusing a Beneficial Gift to a Minor

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Guardian Refusing a Beneficial Gift to a Minor

English:

Question #1489:

Someone presents or gives a minor child by way of ṣulḥ for free which is in consistence with the child’s interest, but the guardian refuses to accept it. Does it amount to harming the minor or neglecting its interest?

Answer #1489:

The mere refusal by the guardian of the grant or ṣulḥ for free given to the minor child does not amount to damaging or neglecting the child’s interest. Accordingly, there is no objection to it in itself, in that it is not incumbent on the guardian to get the money for the child. Rather, non-compliance, in some cases may be considered in the best interest of the child in the sight of the guardian.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Buying and Selling