Daughters are privileged
According to Islamic Law a daughter gets half the inherited property that a brother owns from their father. By this law the female actually gets more than a brother. If a father died keeping one lakh and a fifty thousand taka for his single son and a daughter, the Islamic law suggests that the son will get Taka one lakh and the daughter will get Taka fifty thousand. Now, if the daughter wishes to save her share, she can. But his brother has to bear all the family expenses. Also, the brother has to pay denmohor to his wife from his share. While his sister will once again receive denmohor from his husband. Again, Islamic law imposes economic liability to the shoulder of a male and that's why he is given double the amount of a female so that he can bear that liability better.
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