The ruling on a father giving something to one of his children with the consent of the rest
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Question:
A message was received by the program from Riyadh, sent by the listener Musafir Fahd Sa'id al-Qahtani. He says: There is a two-story building that the father purchased for one hundred and thirty thousand riyals, and the Real Estate Fund accepted it for one hundred and twenty-three thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight riyals. This was during the father's lifetime, and he passed away three years ago. He gave me that building and informed my five brothers and two sisters of it, and they were aware of it, and none of them objected while he was still alive, to the best of my knowledge. I believe the father gave me the building out of love for me, not as a preference over my brothers and sisters. Now I want to clear my conscience regarding this matter. Is it permissible for me to own that building? I know that they signed a paper stating that they are satisfied with it and have no objection after his death, because the building is in the name of another person and its ownership has not been transferred, and it is registered in my name with the Real Estate Fund. However, I fear that one of them may not be satisfied in his heart. Will my father be held accountable for a sin? Please issue a ruling, may you be rewarded, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
If the situation is as you described, there is no harm. If they are sincere and have consented to it, there is no blame on you, and praise be to Allah, and may Allah reward them with good. The hearts are with Allah as long as they were truthful about it, consented to it, and did not object, there is no blame on you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter : And regarding his father?
The Shaykh : And there is no blame on your father, as long as they forgave him and consented, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter : Praise be to Allah, and may Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from Riyadh, sent by the listener Musafir Fahd Sa'id al-Qahtani. He says: There is a two-story building that the father purchased for one hundred and thirty thousand riyals, and the Real Estate Fund accepted it for one hundred and twenty-three thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight riyals. This was during the father's lifetime, and he passed away three years ago. He gave me that building and informed my five brothers and two sisters of it, and they were aware of it, and none of them objected while he was still alive, to the best of my knowledge. I believe the father gave me the building out of love for me, not as a preference over my brothers and sisters. Now I want to clear my conscience regarding this matter. Is it permissible for me to own that building? I know that they signed a paper stating that they are satisfied with it and have no objection after his death, because the building is in the name of another person and its ownership has not been transferred, and it is registered in my name with the Real Estate Fund. However, I fear that one of them may not be satisfied in his heart. Will my father be held accountable for a sin? Please issue a ruling, may you be rewarded, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
Answer:
If the situation is as you described, there is no harm. If they are sincere and have consented to it, there is no blame on you, and praise be to Allah, and may Allah reward them with good. The hearts are with Allah as long as they were truthful about it, consented to it, and did not object, there is no blame on you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter : And regarding his father?
The Shaykh : And there is no blame on your father, as long as they forgave him and consented, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter : Praise be to Allah, and may Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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