Is one obligated to obey a parent and forgo a proposed charity for orphaned relatives, even though the parent refuses it on the grounds of completing marriage expenses, while the one giving charity believes that the amount does not affect anything and that charity facilitates matters?
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You are not obliged to obey your father in this matter. You should explain to him, gently and kindly, that charity increases wealth and does not diminish it, and that you are not harmed by it. If he insists, you may give charity without his knowledge.
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