Ruling on allocating household furniture exclusively to male children
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Question: Is it permissible for me to allocate some of the household furniture, such as refrigerators, recorders, and durable items, to my male children so that they become their property after my death? This is because I have already provided for my daughters. Is this permissible or not?
Answer: It is not permissible for you or anyone else to allocate anything to the male children to the exclusion of the daughters. Rather, it is obligatory to be just among all of them. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 2587. It is not permissible to bequeath anything to the sons to the exclusion of the daughters, unless the daughters are mature and agree to it, in which case there is no blame on you.
The safest course is not to bequeath to the sons, even if the daughters agree, because they may agree out of modesty toward you, while in reality they do not agree to it. The safest course for you is never to allocate anything exclusively to the sons, even if we assume that the daughters agree to it. This is because I fear that they may agree under compulsion, out of modesty toward you. Rather, make what you leave behind for everyone according to the division of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): for the male, the equivalent of the share of two females.
Answer: It is not permissible for you or anyone else to allocate anything to the male children to the exclusion of the daughters. Rather, it is obligatory to be just among all of them. This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Be afraid of Allah, and be just to your children.
اتقوا الله، واعدلوا بين أولادكمThe safest course is not to bequeath to the sons, even if the daughters agree, because they may agree out of modesty toward you, while in reality they do not agree to it. The safest course for you is never to allocate anything exclusively to the sons, even if we assume that the daughters agree to it. This is because I fear that they may agree under compulsion, out of modesty toward you. Rather, make what you leave behind for everyone according to the division of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): for the male, the equivalent of the share of two females.
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