Is it permissible for a father to grant his male child an apartment, registering it in his name alone, without the rest of his female siblings, and is he required to consult them in that regard?
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The preponderant opinion is that it is obligatory to equalize among children in gift-giving, unless there is a need that necessitates preferring one over another. However, the need for housing is met by usufruct (right to use), not by ownership. Therefore, your father is not permitted to transfer ownership of the apartment to you except with the consent of all your sisters, as the cause of animosity and severing kinship ties would then be absent.
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