Is it permissible for a father to take his daughter's inheritance from her mother, as well as her dues and her mother's gold, under the pretext that he married her off with it or that it is his right, and what is permissible for him to take and what is not?
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Filial piety and kindness to parents are coupled with the worship of Allah Almighty. A father has the right to take from his daughter's money what he needs without her permission, provided that taking it does not harm her. This is based on the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "You and your wealth belong to your father." However, this right is restricted by certain conditions. The father is not obliged to provide for his daughter's dowry from his own money; rather, she should be provided for from her dowry or her own money. Therefore, it is not the father's right to seize all of his daughter's possessions.
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