Disposing of a minor’s property: gifting and the like

Question

Question: There is a minor child for whose supervision a sane adult person has been appointed. Can this guardian, with the child’s permission, take something from the things owned by the child — things given to him as a gift, received as sadaqa, made permissible (mubah) to him, or owned in some other way — given that the child is of sound mind and healthy, and given that when the guardian does not take, the child is upset and shows grief?

Answer

The permission of a minor carries no legal weight, and an impermissible act does not become permissible for the sake of humouring him. [ar]وأما ما يرجع إلى الواهب فهو أن يكون الواهب من أهل الهبة، وكونه من أهلها أن يكون حرًّا عاقلًا بالغًا مالكًا للموهوب، حتى لو كان عبدًا أو مكاتبًا أو مدبرًا أو أم ولد أو من في رقبته شيء من الرق، أو كان صغيرًا أو مجنونًا، أو لا يكون مالكًا…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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