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How is the money from the sale of land distributed among the sons and daughters of a man who is still alive, taking into account that the sons have been spending on him for 20 years?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The owner of the land has the right to sell it and distribute its price, and he may divide his properties or the price of the lands among his children during his lifetime, provided that he acts justly between them, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Fear Allah and be just among your children." Some scholars believe that justice is achieved by giving the male the equivalent of the share of two females, while others, and this is the more preferred view, believe in equality between male and female, based on the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him: "Be equal among your children in giving gifts; if I were to prefer anyone, I would prefer women." Therefore, if a father divides the price of lands during his lifetime, he should equalize between all his children, male and female. The children's spending on their father does not justify depriving the daughters.

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