Is it permissible to divide the rent of the deceased father's building, which amounts to 1100 Egyptian Pounds, such that the mother takes one-eighth, and the remainder is distributed to the son receiving double the share of the daughter, while the children who benefit from the apartments continue to do so without paying rent, knowing that the father refused to write rental contracts for them during his lifetime? And how is the rent calculated if it is decided to be paid, given the differing values of old rents for leased apartments, and how is the rent calculated for apartments whose roofs one of the children covered with his own money, or that are not yet roofed?
The building left by the father is to be divided among the heirs, with the male receiving the share of two females, and the wife receiving one-eighth.
What the brother spent on roofing the apartment should be reimbursed to him by the heirs, unless it was a donation.
The heirs have the choice to either sell the building and divide its price, or keep it and rent it out.
No heir is permitted to reside in it for free except with the consent of all, and residence should be with an agreed-upon rent or at market rate.
The old lease, in which the duration was not specified, is not considered valid.
It is permissible to roof the unroofed apartment using the money of all heirs or from the income of the shops and then rent it out. However, the younger brother is not permitted to roof it as a debt in exchange for renting it, unless it is a donation.
No heir is permitted to benefit from it for free or at a favored rent unless with the consent of all heirs.
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