Are the children entitled to claim their father's inheritance that he bequeathed to their cousins?
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You are not entitled to claim what your father gave to his nephews if he gave it to them while he was in full possession of his mental faculties, because a father has the right to dispose of his possessions. Scholars have stipulated the permissibility for a strong, earning individual to spend all his wealth, as Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) did when he brought all his wealth to the Prophet (peace be upon him).
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