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Please note: this fatwa has been translated by artificial intelligence.
Differentiating Between Male and Female Children by the Mother
A lady lives with her son and her mother for a period of time, and she notices that her mother treats her differently from her male siblings, providing good food and special things for her male children without giving the same to her daughter and granddaughter. This lady sometimes gets angry with her mother, but she does not show this anger to her. Is it permissible for the mother to differentiate between her children? And is it permissible for the daughter to show her anger in front of her mother?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is obligatory for her to be dutiful to her mother and take care of her affairs, but this does not prevent her from being honest with her mother about it, with great politeness. And God knows best.
