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Is it permissible for a disabled, unmarried paternal aunt to bequeath her entire inheritance (lands valued at approximately sixty thousand Egyptian pounds) to only two paternal uncles, excluding her other paternal aunts and the questioner's father, in exchange for their care of her? And can the difference in expenses be calculated and the remainder distributed to satisfy everyone, or was her care their responsibility as a form of maintenance? And how are the shares to be distributed in this case after the aunt's death?

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If an aunt grants a portion of her wealth to her brothers as a valid gift, fulfilling all conditions (full empowerment and possession, being of sound mind, and not in death sickness), then the remaining heirs have no right to what she has gifted. If a condition is unfulfilled, then it is considered part of the estate.

What was spent on her: if it was a gift, it is not reclaimed; if it was a loan, it is reclaimed from the estate.

If the gift does not meet the conditions, then the remainder after debts or bequests is divided among the living heirs at the time of her death, with the male receiving double the share of the female.

Estate cases must be brought before the Sharia courts for investigation.

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