Do my family have a right to my salary, and what is the proportion due to them if they want the money for luxury rather than for household expenses?
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You are not obligated to spend on your relatives if they have sufficient means for their basic needs, and none of them has an obligatory right to your salary. However, giving them money as charity and maintaining kinship ties (silat al-rahim) is a good deed and carries immense reward.
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