What is the ruling on a grandmother giving up a portion of her property to one of her grandchildren, and is it permissible for the grandchild to benefit from this money after the grandmother's death?
The mandates justice among children in gifts and endowments, as evidenced by the of Nu'man ibn Bashir: "Fear Allah and be just among your children," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, I do not bear witness to injustice." Equality among children in giving is obligatory unless one of them is distinguished by a reason that permits preference. As for grandchildren, the grandfather is not obligated to equalize them in giving, unless the intention behind the gift was a stratagem to prefer a son, in which case the gift is invalid and returned to the inheritance. However, if a woman gifted her grandchild while in good health and sound mind, the gift is valid and enforceable, and it is an act of goodness and maintaining kinship ties. The grandchild is not obligated to return the gift after his grandmother's death to be distributed as part of the inheritance.
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