What one gives an heir before one’s death is not compensation for inheritance but a gift

Question

Question: Hajji Muhammad Hasan passed away; as heirs he left his wife, named Wasiya, two sons — Muhammad and Nisar Ahmad — and two daughters — Karima and Fatima. How will the estate (tarika) of the deceased be divided? It should be made clear that the said Karima, having taken five hundred rupees from her father, renounced: she withdrew, in exchange for the said sum, from whatever Sharʿi share would be due to her after the death of the deceased.

Answer

Hajji Muhammad Hasan: base number (masʾala) — 8, corrected number (tashih) — 48. Wife Wasiya — 1/6; son Muhammad — 14; son Nisar Ahmad — 14; daughter Karima — 7; daughter Fatima — 7. During his lifetime the father was the owner of all his property. If he gave the sum of five hundred rupees to his daughter (Karima)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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