Giving away a third of the mother's wealth during her lifetime
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Question:
He says: My mother does not understand the concept of the one-third, and I want to give away one-third of her property while she is still alive. I am trying to make her understand that she should write a bequest so that, if she passes away after the death of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), she will have bequeathed one-third of her property. She is elderly and does not understand the issue of the one-third. What should I do?
Answer:
Do not do anything. It is necessary that she gives away the one-third by her own choice. The one-third is not obligatory. The one-third is not obligatory; it is not like a debt. If she has a debt, you may pay it off from her property. You pay off her obligations on her behalf, but as for the one-third, this is not obligatory. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
He says: My mother does not understand the concept of the one-third, and I want to give away one-third of her property while she is still alive. I am trying to make her understand that she should write a bequest so that, if she passes away after the death of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), she will have bequeathed one-third of her property. She is elderly and does not understand the issue of the one-third. What should I do?
Answer:
Do not do anything. It is necessary that she gives away the one-third by her own choice. The one-third is not obligatory. The one-third is not obligatory; it is not like a debt. If she has a debt, you may pay it off from her property. You pay off her obligations on her behalf, but as for the one-third, this is not obligatory. This is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 07- — archive.org (25:37)
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