Is the money given by parents to their daughter to help her pursue education considered a deduction from her future share of the inheritance?
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It is permissible for parents to distribute their wealth among their children equally, without taking into account what was previously spent on education, because equality is obligatory in gifts, not in expenditures. Furthermore, favoritism is permissible for a religiously valid reason, such as need or preoccupation with seeking knowledge. However, it is more appropriate for parents to leave the wealth according to God's ordinances and not divide it before death.
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