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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a father distributing his inheritance to his children before his death

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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him) Is it permissible for a father to distribute his wealth among his children before his death?

Answer:
Yes, he distributes the inheritance according to the Shari'ah method, giving every person who has a right their share as Allah has prescribed for them,
for the male, what is equal to the share of two femalesلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنثَيَيْنِ
[An-Nisa 4:11]
, and he gives the people of fixed shares their shares as Allah the Exalted has prescribed, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 08 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / من ترك الحكم بكتاب الله / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:34)

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