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Is it permissible for a wife to give her married daughters from her wealthy husband's money without his knowledge, especially if their father had deprived them of his wealth?

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The father's financial obligation towards his daughters ceases after their marriage, and they have no right to his money unless he voluntarily gives it. The father's preference for male children over females in giving gifts is disliked by most scholars, and the Hanbalis are of the view that equality between them is obligatory. Equality means giving the female the same share as the male. The father must correct his mistake by equalizing between his male and female children, either by returning what he favored the males with, or by completing the share of the females. However, what the father did does not justify the wife taking from his money without his knowledge and giving it to the daughters, due to the prohibition of taking a Muslim's money without a lawful right.

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