Depriving Daughters of their Rightful Shares

Q. Some fathers stipulate very small shares for their daughters in their wills. They justify this by saying that it is the duty of the husband to look after the wife. Also, some daughters have very wealthy husbands. Sometimes the father even omits the daughters from their wills. Is this permissible?

A. It is haraam to prepare a will that is in conflict with the Shariah. Daughters have their shares fixed by Allah Ta’ala. The arguments presented by errant fathers are baatil and rejected by the Shairah. The daughter inherits half the share of the son. No matter how wealthy her husband may be, it is haraam to deprive her of her rightful share in inheritance.

(From The Majlis Archives)