What is the ruling on a guardian disposing of an orphan's money, and how are multiple sponsorships of varying values to be accounted for? What is the ruling on using an orphan's money to meet the family's needs, or lending it to others, or investing it in trade, or purchasing real estate with it? Is it permissible for an indebted guardian to spend an orphan's sponsorship on other family members? Is it permissible to stop sponsoring an ill-mannered orphan and transfer it to another well-mannered one?

It is permissible for the mother or guardian to partake of the orphan's wealth in moderation when there is a need. However, it is not permissible to give from the orphan's personal wealth to the rest of the orphan's family members or to other orphans, nor to arrange marriages for older children or perform Hajj from the wealth of a minor orphan. It is not permissible to mix orphan sponsorships and disburse them indiscriminately. The guardian of orphans must maintain records of their expenditures. Land purchased is to be divided according to the ownership share of each orphan. Lending an orphan's money or investing it commercially is permissible if it serves the orphan's interest. Sponsoring an orphan is recommended, and it is permissible to cease it as it is not obligatory. As for received sponsorship, it becomes the property of the orphan, and it is not permissible to withhold it from him, even if his conduct deteriorates.