Can he donate his share of the inheritance before it is divided for memorisation of the Qur’aan?
Question

                Can I donate my share of inheritance before the estate is divided, for example for memorisation of the Qur’aan?.
Praise be to Allah.
    The estate should be divided quickly, after paying off any 
    debts the deceased had, if applicable, and his bequests should be carried 
    out, so that each heir will be given his due and will be able to make use of 
    it in whatever way he wants. 

    If there is any reason to delay sharing out the estate, and 
    the estate has been evaluated and your share of the estate is known, such as 
    if each heir will get a house, for example, and you want to donate your 
    house to a charity that teaches memorisation of the Qur’aan, there is 
    nothing wrong with that. 

    It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah (16/440): A 
    man died eight years ago and left behind an estate that included houses, 
    residential land, shops, cars and other things, and it has not been divided 
    until now. One of the heirs invested it by doing business in the shops and 
    he spent from that on himself and his family; he even paid the dowry for his 
    marriage from it. The question is about the following rulings: 

    1.Is any zakaah due on the estate 
    for this period? If the answer is yes, should zakaah be paid for all the 
    past years or for one year? Is there any zakaah on the houses and 
    residential land?

    2.What is the ruling on the money 
    that was spent on the dowry, maintenance and so on?

    3.What are the consequences of 
    the delay in dividing the estate and the impact of that on the shares of 
    others?

    Please advise us, may Allah reward you. 

    Answer: 

    Firstly: zakaah must be paid on the estate by the heirs, each 
    according to his share of it, because the estate moved from the possession 
    of the deceased to that of the heirs when he died, if the estate is in the 
    form of wealth. If it is real estate which was intended to be sold, then 
    zakaah must be paid one year after the date of death. If the real estate was 
    intended to be rented out, then zakaah must be paid on the rent received, if 
    it reached the nisaab (minimum threshold) by itself or when added to other 
    wealth that is subject to zakaah, and one year has passed since the date of 
    the rental contract. 

    Secondly: whatever each of the heirs has spent of the estate 
    before it was divided is part of his share of the estate. 

    Thirdly: the division of the estate should not be delayed, 
    because of what results from that of delay in giving people what they are 
    entitled to and hence a delay in paying zakaah, because each heir may argue 
    that he did not know what his share was or that he had not received it. End 
    quote. 

    And Allah knows best.