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Is a gift valid in which apartments were divided among the children, with the male receiving the equivalent of two females’ shares, while married children were favored with smaller apartments and unmarried children were compensated with larger apartments, in consideration of the married children having previously lived without rent, and in consideration of spending on younger siblings?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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A father must be equitable in gifting between his children, and equity is achieved by giving the male the equivalent of the share of two females. Housing married children in apartments without rent: If it is due to their need, there is no harm, as it falls under maintenance. However, if they are self-sufficient, the rent must be estimated and deducted from their share when distributing the apartments. Spending on young children for food, drink, housing, and education falls under maintenance, not gifting, and does not require equalization; rather, each is given according to their sufficiency. The apartments should be divided equitably by evaluating them, and whoever takes a larger apartment should compensate for the difference or compensate their sibling, such that the males receive equal shares among themselves, and the females receive equal shares among themselves, with the male receiving twice the share of the female. The equivalent of the rent should be taken from siblings who lived without rent (while being self-sufficient) or deducted from their share; however, if they were in need, nothing should be taken from them.

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