What is the legitimate Sharia solution to avoid dividing a large sum of money, deposited in an Islamic bank account in the father's name as a trust for his daughter residing abroad, as part of the inheritance in the event of the father's death, taking into consideration that "there is no bequest to an heir"?
Anxiety can be avoided by having two just witnesses attest that the aforementioned amount belongs to your daughter and documenting this, along with their attestation that it is a deposit entrusted to you by your daughter, and not a gift or a bequest. The amount can also be transferred to your daughter's name in the bank, and the heirs can be informed of the truth. One should promptly write down this type of will if it serves as a means to establish a right, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It is not befitting for a Muslim who has something to bequeath to spend two nights without having his will written down with him."
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