What is the ruling regarding an estate that the deceased father distributed equally among the males and by mutual agreement among the females?
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The questioner : He saysThe questioner : He said that his father distributed the estate equally among the males, but gave the females amounts by mutual agreement without them taking their correct shares. He said, “This happened when I was young, and now I have grown up and learned what my father did. What is required of me, O Shaykh?” he said.
The Shaykh : Are these males all alive?
The questioner : They are all alive, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the daughters?
The questioner : And the daughters.
The Shaykh : He should reconcile with them.
Meaning, it is obligatory
The Shaykh : Did their father die?
The questioner : Yes, he died.
The Shaykh : He should reconcile with them; there is no way other than this.
The questioner : Meaning, it is obligatory for everyone to sit down and give the females their rights anew.
The Shaykh : Yes, each person takes his or her share after the death of their father.
The Shaykh : Are these males all alive?
The questioner : They are all alive, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And the daughters?
The questioner : And the daughters.
The Shaykh : He should reconcile with them.
Meaning, it is obligatory
The Shaykh : Did their father die?
The questioner : Yes, he died.
The Shaykh : He should reconcile with them; there is no way other than this.
The questioner : Meaning, it is obligatory for everyone to sit down and give the females their rights anew.
The Shaykh : Yes, each person takes his or her share after the death of their father.
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