Is the father's distribution of his properties and money among his children, other than according to the legal Islamic inheritance division, considered a violation of Sharia, and does it necessitate redistribution so that the male receives the share of two females, and how is the inheritance of the school project, whose revenues the father bequeathed to his wife, to be distributed?
Parents must be just in giving gifts to their children, making them equal. It is not permissible to favor some over others. If the share of a male is less than a female's or vice-versa, without the consent of the other party, the excess amount becomes part of the inheritance and is divided among all. Justice among children means either giving the male the same as the female, or giving the male twice the share of the female.
If the father dies before being just in his gifts to his children, then the one who was favored must adhere to justice and divide all the wealth according to the Book of Allah (for the male is the share of two females), because a bequest to an heir is not valid unless the rest of the heirs agree. When making adjustments, one should be mindful of being dutiful to the mother and kind to the sisters.
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