Died leaving his two parents, one brother and one sister

6-12-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalaamu ‘Alaykum; Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information ۞-Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father) (A full brother) Number 1 ۞-Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A mother) (A full sister) Number 1

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

If the deceased did not leave any other heirs except those mentioned in the question, then his mother gets one-sixth as her legal share due to the existence of two brothers of the deceased, as Allaah Says (what means): {And if he had brothers [and/or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt.}[Quran 4:11]

The remainder should be given to the father by Ta’seeb (by virtue of having a paternal relation with the deceased and not having an allotted share, so they get what is left after the allotted shares have been distributed); as the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Give the prescribed share of inheritance to those who are liable for it and the remainder [of it] is for the nearest male blood relative." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

However, the brother and the sister do not get anything from the inheritance because they are prevented by the existence of the father.

Therefore, the inheritance should be divided into 6 shares, the mother gets one-sixth, which is 1 share, and the remainder is 5 shares for the father.

Allaah Knows best.

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