Exactly. I don’t see anywhere in Islam where it says that a brother has the responsibility to provide for his married sister when she is doing fine on her own with her own family.
He could put that money towards the future for his kids. Who really decides where to draw that line? Is it fair to give 20 / month to your sister and 20 /mo to each kid for their future? When the sister is receiving 100 / mo from her husband? Couldn’t the kid use the extra 20 / month later on in his/her life?
I really detest when kids are not taken care of at the expense of sisters and brothers. My grandfather gave nearly EVERYTHING he made to his sisters and brothers, who would make gold jewelry for fun. Meanwhile, my dad had 2 pairs of clothes for school that he had to run for the year, one pair of shoes, and had to work on his own for his own bus money.
Didn’t make any sense. My dad after having gone through that bears so much resentment against his father. He gives his kids (us) and his wife so much, but lets his brothers fend for themselves. Those brothers were all friggin jokers in school because they figured their smart older brother would take care of them. Now they’re all working small retail businesses on their own, keeping their families fed.
Awesome thing is they all hate my mom, as if she took a meal out of their mouth or something. His bros/sis’s are all able-bodied people. ALL OF THEM.