Justice among children in what is voluntarily given to them for furnishing their homes for married life
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Fatwa number ( 8310 )
Q: The woman who asked that question is a lady with five children: two daughters and three sons. She has a piece of land of about five feddans. When her first daughter got married, she sold (one and a half) feddans to furnish her home, as she had agreed with her daughter’s husband that he would pay the mahr and she would furnish the home. Then, when her second daughter got married, she sold (a quarter) of a feddan to furnish her marital home as well, just as she had done for her first daughter. She is now asking what she must do regarding her sons: is it obligatory for her to provide for their marriages as she did for her two daughters, or is that not required of her? Or should she calculate what each daughter took from the land as her share of the inheritance? Please provide us with a comprehensive answer; may Allah reward you.
A: First: She must ensure that whatever any of her children, male or female, needs from what she owns, whether it is inheritance or not, is treated equally. This includes what is needed to furnish a home for marriage, build a house for residence, buy land for agriculture, or the like. Second: It is obligatory for her to be just among her children in what she voluntarily gives them to furnish their homes for married life or for other purposes, according to their inheritance shares from her if she were to die. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: The woman who asked that question is a lady with five children: two daughters and three sons. She has a piece of land of about five feddans. When her first daughter got married, she sold (one and a half) feddans to furnish her home, as she had agreed with her daughter’s husband that he would pay the mahr and she would furnish the home. Then, when her second daughter got married, she sold (a quarter) of a feddan to furnish her marital home as well, just as she had done for her first daughter. She is now asking what she must do regarding her sons: is it obligatory for her to provide for their marriages as she did for her two daughters, or is that not required of her? Or should she calculate what each daughter took from the land as her share of the inheritance? Please provide us with a comprehensive answer; may Allah reward you.
A: First: She must ensure that whatever any of her children, male or female, needs from what she owns, whether it is inheritance or not, is treated equally. This includes what is needed to furnish a home for marriage, build a house for residence, buy land for agriculture, or the like. Second: It is obligatory for her to be just among her children in what she voluntarily gives them to furnish their homes for married life or for other purposes, according to their inheritance shares from her if she were to die. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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