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What is the religious ruling on a man selling a feddan he owns and distributing its proceeds only among his family members, knowing that this feddan was acquired by his father, who defrauded the people of the village and neighboring villages?

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The father is not held responsible for the crime of his son or his encroachment upon people's wealth, for "every soul, for what it has earned, is pledged." And "No one commits a crime but against himself, nor does a parent commit a crime against his child, nor a child against his parent."

Therefore, the son's creditors have no claim over his father's money. The father is permitted to dispose of his money as he wishes through legitimate transactions such as gifting or selling. If the father gifts two feddans of land to a person and the gift is executed, it becomes the recipient's property to dispose of. And if he gifts or sells it and donates its price to his distressed relatives or others, there is no sin upon him.

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