{"id":29501,"date":"2024-02-29T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=29501"},"modified":"2024-02-29T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T13:54:29","slug":"child-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/child-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Status of Child Benefits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06927<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">What is the status of child benefits?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Does it belong to the children and the parents are guardians to spend for the benefit if the child?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Is it granted to the parents to assist in raising the child?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The clarification is sought because a woman is complaining about her husband not spending on the children as he ought to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He rather is easy spending on himself and friends and tight when spending on the family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He is an Imaam and evening Maktab teacher and refuses to take up a daytime job due to fear of losing the benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">According to the official GOVUK: Child benefit is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A social security payment disbursed to the parents or guardians of children which is paid by the government child benefit office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">You get Child Benefit if you\u2019re responsible for bringing up a child who is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">under 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">under 20 if they stay in approved\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/child-benefit-16-19\">education or training<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only one person (mother\/father\/guardian) can get Child Benefit for each child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It\u2019s paid every 4 weeks and there\u2019s no limit to how many children you can claim for.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">When filing for child benefits, parents should be honest and refrain from utilising the money for personal gain, as this is abusing <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">the system and the money given to assist with child rearing. As a result, it&#8217;s a good idea to set away these funds for child-related <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">expenses. Inshaa Allah, it is permitted if some of the monies are utilised for the parent&#8217;s or guardian&#8217;s essential needs (such as <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">food and rent supplies). The child benefit recipient&#8217;s father or mother should not spend the money on personal expenses such as <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">personal luxury or a vacation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">It&#8217;s unethical for father to simply go to the mosque for his prayers\/maktab and then return home to use the government-provided <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">child monies for his own advantage and luxury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Allah SWT mentions in the Qur\u2019an:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u064e\u0622\u062a\u064f\u0648\u0627\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u064a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0649 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u062a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064e\u062f\u0651\u064e\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u062b\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0628\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0627\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0623\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0627\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0623\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u062d\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201cIf someone (among the guardians) is affluent, they should not take from the children&#8217;s fortune; nevertheless, if they are poor, they <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">should be allowed to have what is just and appropriate for them.\u201d [Surah Nisaa\u2019 verse 5]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Burhaan Rahman<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06927 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Burhaan Rahman &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; What is the status of child benefits? &nbsp; Does it belong to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29501"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29501"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29588,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29501\/revisions\/29588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}