In the case of a dedication to the children of a specific lineage or tribe (*qabilah*) where the named person has no direct living offspring, who inherits?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Endowments (Awqaf) and Donations

Book 27 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

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If the dedication is to the children of a specific person, and that person's lineage consists entirely of descendants of descendants (i.e., no children of the loins), the gift is transferred to those descendants of descendants without dispute. This indicates that the term 'children' in this context is interpreted broadly to encompass the existing lineage.