Is the mother obligated to divide her deceased husband's inheritance immediately, even if all the children agree to her possessing the inheritance until her death? If the mother takes her share of the inheritance and wishes to purchase a house for one of her sons, will this house be divided among all the children after her death? How can it be proven that the mother gifted the house to the son to ensure it is not divided after her death? Can she add this to her will, and does that require the approval and signatures of all the siblings?

The default is to divide inheritances after the death of the inheritor, settling his debts, preparing and shrouding him, and executing his bequests. It is disliked to delay the division of the inheritance unless there is an agreement among the heirs. If the mother was a partner with the father in his business, she takes her share from the partnership, then the value of the father's share. The remainder is then divided, with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females. It is not permissible for the mother to favor one child over another in a gift, nor to bequeath anything to one of her heirs, due to the saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him: "There is no bequest for an heir."