This Gift is Permissible
Question:
A woman received her share of an inheritance after the death of her father and she gave it to her full brother, bearing in mind that she has eight children- male and female- is a gift such as this permissible in the Islamic Law- and what is the amount of the share of her children?
Answer:
If this woman who gave this gift was in perfect health, then it is permissible for her to dispose of her property as she wishes and the children do not have a right in this inheritance, as long as the mother is alive. But if she died, then his estate would be divided as required by the Islamic Law.
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Fatawa Islamiyah Darussalam Vol:5 no.53
