Wa alaikum salaam wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuh brother,

 

May Allah reward your concern for looking out for your parents in their old age. Alhamdulillah, you have a sister who will be at home to take care of your parents whilst you go out to earn a living.

 

For now, before you start work abroad and the finances are low it is important to be cautious with the money that you spend until you are able to provide them with more financial assistance once you start work. This is where careful planning will be important. Make a plan and budget spending each week to ensure that even if you are living on minimal supplies for now, at least there will be food in the house.

 

As much as you are probably fine with hoping them without the support of anyone else, whilst times are tough you might consider talking to your siblings about the financial situation. It may be that because they are abroad they are not fully aware of the current difficulties. Since there are several of you, perhaps you might ask if they can help out and contribute small amounts to your parents just for the basics for now until you are in a more stable situation.

 

Whilst you are still at home and before you travel abroad you now have a good opportunity to make sure things are in order in your parents’ house before you go, that there are no major issues with their house..etc.. that need to be fixed up before you go. This will leave you in a comfortable state of mind before you leave so you will be able to go and commit yourself to your work without worrying so much about their security. Furthermore, with your sister at home, you know they will have someone present to take care of their support needs.

 

During this time, whilst visas and travel arrangements are being made, you might see if there is a job you can do locally to make ends meet in the meantime. Even if it is a job that you are overqualified for, just a temporary measure to provide some support for a short time.

 

May Allah bring you to ease during this testing time and reward your desire and concern for making sure your parents are well looked after and secure at this time in their life when they need it the most.