Preferring sons over daughters from the deceased father's wealth
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman’s husband has passed away, and she has three sons,
The Shaykh:
them.
The questioner:
and she has three sons and three daughters. She has married off the three daughters using their father’s money. The question is: Is it permissible for her to give the sons twice what she gave the daughters to help them with marriage, or is she sinful if she does so?
The Shaykh:
This is entirely wrong. The father’s wealth has become the property of the children; she has no authority to dispose of it. She has no right to dispose of it except for her own share, which is one-eighth, and the rest belongs to the children. If they are minors, it is preserved for them until they reach maturity. If they are adults, they claim it and dispose of it themselves.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a woman’s husband has passed away, and she has three sons,
The Shaykh:
them.
The questioner:
and she has three sons and three daughters. She has married off the three daughters using their father’s money. The question is: Is it permissible for her to give the sons twice what she gave the daughters to help them with marriage, or is she sinful if she does so?
The Shaykh:
This is entirely wrong. The father’s wealth has become the property of the children; she has no authority to dispose of it. She has no right to dispose of it except for her own share, which is one-eighth, and the rest belongs to the children. If they are minors, it is preserved for them until they reach maturity. If they are adults, they claim it and dispose of it themselves.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: النذر مكروه، ولا يصح إلا من مكلف — islamhouse.com (1:09:59)
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