Majmu' al-Fatawa - Ibn Taimiya - (30/50)

He was asked:

A man died—may Allah Most High have mercy on him—leaving three children and a property. One of his sons was an adult. He demolished part of the property and rebuilt it, married, and had children there, while the other heirs remained inactive. When they requested a division of the estate, he intended to demolish the building. What is the ruling?

He replied:

Their rights to the land remain intact. As for the building, if he built it entirely with his own funds, rather than from the original property, he may remove it. However, he must compensate them for the original building that belonged to them. If he rebuilt it using the original inheritance, it belongs to them.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

Regarding dressing boys in silk on festivals and other occasions: may an orphan’s guardian dress him in silk or not? If he does so, is he sinful or not? Likewise, is gilding their caps permissible or not?

وَسُئِلَ: عَنْ رَجُلٍ تُوُفِّيَ - إلَى رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى - وَخَلَّفَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَوْلَادٍ وَمِلْكًا وَكَانَ فِيهِمْ وَلَدٌ كَبِيرٌ وَقَدْ هَدَمَ بَعْضَ الْمِلْكِ وَأَنْشَأَ وَتَزَوَّجَ فِيهِ وَرُزِقَ فِيهِ أَوْلَادًا وَالْوَرَثَةُ بَطَّالُونَ فَلَمَّا طَلَبُوا الْقِسْمَةَ قَصَدَ هَدْمَ الْبِنَاءِ؟ فَأَجَابَ: أَمَّا الْعَرْصَةُ فَحَقُّهُمْ فِيهَا بَاقٍ. وَأَمَّا الْبِنَاءُ فَإِنْ كَانَ بَنَاهُ كُلَّهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ دُونَ الْأَوَّلِ فَلَهُ أَخْذُهُ؛ وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْهِ ضَمَانُ الْبِنَاءِ الْأَوَّلِ الَّذِي كَانَ لَهُمْ. وَإِنْ كَانَ أَعَادَهُ بِالْإِرْثِ الْأَوَّلِ فَهِيَ لَهُمْ. وَسُئِلَ - رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ -: عَنْ كِسْوَةِ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْأَعْيَادِ وَغَيْرِهَا الْحَرِيرَ. هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِوَلِيِّ الْيَتِيمِ أَنْ يُلْبِسَهُ الْحَرِيرَ؟ أَمْ لَا؟ وَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ هَلْ يَأْثَمُ. أَمْ لَا؟ وَكَذَلِكَ تَمْوِيهُ أقباعهم بِالذَّهَبِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ؟ أَمْ لَا؟