Returning in the Gift of the Son

Question
I am married, and the man is elderly. I gave birth to a daughter from him, and he has grown children who are married and have children. He secured an amount of money in the bank for the daughter to use for her university education. Is it permissible to distribute the money?
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: If a father gives his daughter money and deposits it in the bank, it becomes her property and it is not permissible to retrieve it or distribute it; as ownership is established for the daughter, and God knows best.
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