Social Matters >> Rights & Etiquettes
Question ID: 155822Country: India
Answer ID: 155822
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 168/273/SN=3/1439)
Parents are sole owner of their property during their lifetime. They have full authority over it (i.e. to sell or gift etc). According to Shari’ah, the children have no right to oppose it, as the children are entitled to receive their shares in the property of parents after their death, not during their lifetime. However, if the parents want to distribute all or some part of their property during their life among their children then it is better for them to give equal share to all the children i.e. son and daughter. However, it is also lawful if they give double share to a son compared to daughter. But if a child is needier then they have the right to give him or her more. Hence in the question mentioned above, if your second brother is more needy then according to Shariah it is lawful for your parents to give him more in comparison to the other children keeping in mind his need. All the children should abide by the decision of the parents and they should not oppose it.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India