Assisting one's drug addict father in fulfilling all his halaal needs

Q: My children's father is addicted to drugs. 

I do not feel comfortable with them spending time in his company & I'm advising them to help him with food only if he gets sick as I feel they are enabling his habit. He manipulates them to feel sympathy for him & uses them for money, transport, food etc. Am I incorrect for doing this?

Islam teaches us to help others, even moreso our parents & family. But does this also apply when the person is a hard-core addict & instead of using his hard-earned money in the right way, he is utilizes it incorrectly.
 

A: They should assist their father in fulfilling all his halaal needs.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)