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Is it permissible for a mother to grant her house to her daughter, with the house remaining under the mother's disposal given that the daughter is a minor? And what is the orphaned daughter's share of the inheritance in the event of the mother's death, knowing that the mother has brothers and sisters? And do the orphaned daughter's maternal uncles or aunts inherit?

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If the maternal aunt gifts a specific house to her minor daughter, and takes possession of it on her behalf, and has witnesses to the gift, then the gift is complete thereby. It does not matter if the house remains in the possession of the giving mother, unless it is her dwelling house. If it is her dwelling house, then the gift is not valid unless the mother vacates it and lives elsewhere, or lives in a smaller portion of it and rents out the remainder for her daughter's benefit.

As for the father taking possession on behalf of his minor child, it is permissible unless it is the father's dwelling house; in that case, the father must vacate his dwelling house.

As for the share of the only daughter from her mother's inheritance, it is half, while the other half is inherited by her brothers and sisters by ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females. Accordingly, the inheritance is divided into twelve shares: six for the daughter, two shares for each brother, and one share for each sister.

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