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The question

Do the sons of brothers inherit what the parents built for their two daughters in the event that no male is born, or is it permissible for the parents to gift all their property to their two daughters?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The questioner should not preoccupy himself with dividing his inheritance while he is alive, because life and death are in the hands of Allah, and circumstances may change. Nor is he obliged to strive to have a male child, for the gender of the newborn is in the hands of Allah. He can supplicate with the prophetic supplication: "And make him an heir from us," meaning from our offspring.

The question about how to make the inheritance for daughters may suggest dissatisfaction with Allah's division, and Allah Almighty has made the remainder for the sons of brothers by way of ta'sib (residuary heir) after the daughters' share. A Muslim must be content with Allah's division.

It is permissible to give gifts to daughters while one is healthy, provided that the gifted item is possessed. Otherwise, the gift is not complete and is considered part of the estate to be divided among all heirs.

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