How should the estate left by the father—which consists of an old house, a three-story house, and 11 qirats of land—be distributed among the nine children (four sons and five daughters), given that one of the sons (the eldest half-brother) was married off by the father, who also helped him build his house and gave him four qirats of land, while the father passed away before the youngest son's apartment was completed and left him one qirat of land to finish it? Is the aforementioned eldest brother entitled to inherit from the houses? Is the division of the inheritance valid, whereby the sons received double what the daughters received in terms of the value of a qirat's share? And what is the correct Sharia-compliant distribution of this estate?
The inheritance is divided according to the rule: "to the male, the share of two females." The validity of the division depends on the value of what each heir receives. The eldest son inherits with you, even if the father singled him out with a gift. If the gift was without cause, we advise the son to return what he was singled out with, out of piety. The aforementioned will is dependent on the heirs' approval; if they approve it, it is executed. If some of them approve it, it is executed from their share; otherwise, it is not executed. We advise reaching a mutual agreement among the siblings, and if that does not happen, then recourse should be made to the Sharia court.
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