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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to distinguish one of the sons with a gift?

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Answer:
a person gave his eldest son a house, then he died and did not give his other sons anything. We say this is not permissible; it is not permissible to favor some of the children over others. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.اتقوا الله واعدلوا بين اولادكم.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2587
This is not permissible. And it is obligatory for this person to reconcile with his remaining brothers, to reconcile with them regarding this matter, so that what is in his possession becomes lawful and so that the deceased’s liability is cleared; they reconcile among themselves.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز تمييز أحد الأبناء بالعطية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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