Giving wealth to the wife and daughters during one's lifetime out of fear of poverty
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I give my wealth in my lifetime to my wife, out of fear for her and my daughters from poverty, is this considered forbidden or a circumvention of the law of Allah?
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
If I give my wealth in my lifetime to my wife and my daughters out of fear for them from poverty, is this considered forbidden or a circumvention of the law of Allah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, one does not do this. The wealth is in his hand as long as he is alive. If he dies, the wealth belongs to the heirs. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If I give my wealth in my lifetime to my wife, out of fear for her and my daughters from poverty, is this considered forbidden or a circumvention of the law of Allah?
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
If I give my wealth in my lifetime to my wife and my daughters out of fear for them from poverty, is this considered forbidden or a circumvention of the law of Allah?
The Shaykh:
Yes, one does not do this. The wealth is in his hand as long as he is alive. If he dies, the wealth belongs to the heirs. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الفرائض — islamhouse.com (41:47)
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