Ruling on giving charity from an inheritance without the heirs' knowledge

Question: My mother passed away, and she had a sum of 14,000 (fourteen thousand) riyals with me, which was a loan for the sake of Allah. I ask for guidance on how to dispose of it and distribute it among the heirs. There are three sons, each from a different father, and one daughter. She died while still married to her husband; that is, she was not divorced. How do I distribute the aforementioned amount among the heirs, who are the husband, three sons, and one daughter? And may I give charity from it without the heirs' consent or knowledge? Please inform me, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer: You must pay it to the heirs, and you are one of them. The husband gets one-quarter, which is 3,500. The remainder is divided among the three sons and the daughter. The daughter gets 1,500, and each son gets 3,000. You may not give charity from it without the heirs' consent, unless your mother made a bequest. In that case, it is obligatory to carry out her bequest if two just witnesses testify to it, and it is equal to one-third of her estate or less. And success is from Allah.