What is the ruling on a man who bought gold for his wife, and then she died, and he said, "This gold is mine, and I will not distribute it among the heirs"?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: If you please, I would like to ask a set of questions, is that possible?
The Shaykh : A set is not possible, but choose the most important question from the set.
The questioner: One question.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner: If Allah wills, there is a man who married a woman, and she has now passed away, and she left behind some of the gold that he had bought for her. When she died, he said, "This gold is mine, and I am going to sell it without distributing it among the heirs, meaning his children." Does this mean it is valid or invalid?
The Shaykh : What is it that is valid or not valid? What is it? Since she has died.
The questioner: I did not understand... O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean? Is this valid or not valid? What is it?
The questioner: I mean, is it valid for him to take the jewelry and sell it and take the money for himself? Is this valid?
The Shaykh : Is this jewelry not the property of the deceased?
The questioner: He had bought it for her during her lifetime.
The Shaykh : O daughter of the righteous, when you say "bought it for her."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "bought it for her"? Do you not mean that he gave it to her as a gift?
The questioner: We understand that he gave it to her as a gift.
The Shaykh : Okay, he gave it to her. Did it become her property or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, so she died, and this is her wealth, so her heirs inherit it, and it is not permissible for the man to reclaim this money that he had given to her as a gift.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So, peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Hello.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh. How is your health?
The Shaykh : May you be well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you...
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: If you please, I would like to ask a set of questions, is that possible?
The Shaykh : A set is not possible, but choose the most important question from the set.
The questioner: One question.
The Shaykh : Only?
The questioner: If Allah wills, there is a man who married a woman, and she has now passed away, and she left behind some of the gold that he had bought for her. When she died, he said, "This gold is mine, and I am going to sell it without distributing it among the heirs, meaning his children." Does this mean it is valid or invalid?
The Shaykh : What is it that is valid or not valid? What is it? Since she has died.
The questioner: I did not understand... O Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean? Is this valid or not valid? What is it?
The questioner: I mean, is it valid for him to take the jewelry and sell it and take the money for himself? Is this valid?
The Shaykh : Is this jewelry not the property of the deceased?
The questioner: He had bought it for her during her lifetime.
The Shaykh : O daughter of the righteous, when you say "bought it for her."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "bought it for her"? Do you not mean that he gave it to her as a gift?
The questioner: We understand that he gave it to her as a gift.
The Shaykh : Okay, he gave it to her. Did it become her property or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, so she died, and this is her wealth, so her heirs inherit it, and it is not permissible for the man to reclaim this money that he had given to her as a gift.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So, peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Hello.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Welcome, how are you?
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh. How is your health?
The Shaykh : May you be well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you...
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
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