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Wealth Left Behind Belongs to the Heirs

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Assalamualaykum. When a person dies, does that mean his inheritance include everything that he has? So we have to sell everything and then calculate the inheritance? Even the smallest thing?

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All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

Whatever a deceased leaves behind, whether it is little or big, is included in the inheritance. The inheritance should be divided amongst his heirs after fulfilling other rights, like debts, a will or the death-related expenses. Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet said: “Whoever leaves wealth behind, then it belongs to his heirs.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

Allah knows best.

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Wealth Left Behind Belongs to the Heirs

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