from her. If he entrusted her with the children’s share, both during his lifetime and after his death, and she is qualified to administer it, no one has the right to take it from her.

If she swears an oath, she is to swear that she has something belonging to the deceased. And Allah knows best.

He was asked:

A man gave his son a charitable gift and recorded it in his wife’s marriage contract. The father has since fallen on hard times, and his son has shunned him. May he revoke his gift or not?

He answered:

If it had been given to the woman as part of the wife’s dower, a person may not reclaim it, by scholarly consensus.

He was asked:

A man gave his older children something, then gave his younger children an equivalent amount. After they had taken possession of what he had given them, he said, “Buy property with the income and establish it as an endowment for everyone.” Does this constitute revocation of the gift or not?

He answered:

Praise be to Allah. What has been mentioned does not terminate the ownership of the two children to whom the property was given, for it does not constitute revocation of the gift. Even if it did constitute revocation, he would not be permitted to revoke a gift of this kind. For if he has given the other two children enough to establish equality between them and