Is it permissible to make a fictitious agreement with someone to purchase a plot of land—which is under dispute between me and my siblings—and then for me to buy it from him later, so that its full ownership devolves to me?
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It is not permissible to use stratagem to acquire inheritance, but if the father wishes to sell his share, the son has a greater right to purchase it. If he sells it to someone else, the son has the right of pre-emption. The same applies if the share devolves to the heirs and they wish to sell it. It is not courteous to discuss inheritance with one's father.
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