What is the share of a foreign wife whom the father married customarily via the internet for one year from the inheritance of the house consisting of apartments that the father gifted to his children before his death, and from the pension and the burial allowance, and how can her right be delivered to her if it is not possible to communicate with her?
The rulings regarding a husband's gift of apartments to his children are summarized as follows: If the gift was made during a death-bed illness (marad al-mawt), it is considered a will and is only enforceable up to one-third of the estate, and its enforcement depends on the heirs' approval. However, if the illness was not a death-bed illness, the will is valid if possession (i.e., the children's acquisition of the apartments) has taken place. If possession has not taken place, the apartments become part of the estate.
Regarding the wife's share, she must be given her share from the agreed-upon price of everything, and the burial expenses are included in the estate. As for the pension, it is disbursed to whomever the state designates.
If the wife cannot be reached, her share is to be kept, or it can be given as charity on her behalf with the intention that the reward be for her. If she appears, she is given the choice between confirming the charity or taking her share.
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