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What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding how to dispose of a sum of money left by a father to his minor son in his name alone, given demands from the paternal aunt to divide it among the heirs, and other claims concerning the father's properties? Is it permissible for the son to keep the money and the profits accrued from it, or must it be divided? If it is to be divided, how should the division be carried out? Should it be divided with the profits or without them? And what is the ruling concerning the money left by the father in the name of his other daughter?

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Justice among children in giving gifts is a religious obligation, and it is not permissible to favor some over others without a legitimate religious reason. Otherwise, the gift is invalid and must be returned to the estate. What the father wrote for the children is returned to the estate and divided with it, but usurious increments are forbidden and must be spent on charitable causes. Severe Alzheimer's disease invalidates the patient's actions, and if it is intermittent, then valid actions are those performed while conscious. A gift made during death sickness is considered a bequest, and a bequest to an heir is not permissible. Paying bribes and giving false testimony are major sins, and matters of inheritance and common rights should be referred to the Sharia courts.

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