Gifting one's property to one's wife and daughters in one's lifetime
Q: I want to ask regarding inheritance. I have 3 daughters, so at present when I pass away, after my wife and daughters receive their share, the majority will go to my brothers or if they are no longer living then to my nephews by my understanding.
If I was to put the majority of my property into my wife and daughters names and leave for example 10% in my name, when I die I assume the share of that 10% will go to my my wife and daughters, and the remaining will go to other male inheritors.
So you see my intention is that my wife and daughters get the majority share by me transferring most of my property into their names.
My question is whether that is permissible by Islamic law.
A: If you give them the wealth as a gift in your lifetime and you give them complete ownership and control over the wealth, then it is permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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