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Inheritance must be divided according to the sharee'ah under all circumstances
Assalaamu alaykum, dear scholar. Allaah Almighty taught us about inheritance in the Quran. Because of the many responsibilities of men and the fact that women do not have such financial burden, daughters would at times receive less. However there is an increasingly common problem faced in many Muslim families at present where the sons have ceased to.. More
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The inheritance of what is built on borrowed land
A man had son and daughters. A piece of land was in the name of his son. The father intended to construct a house on this land. Before constructing the house, he told his son to transfer the land in the name of the father and that afterwards, after passing away, the whole land and house would belong to that son only. The son transferred the land in.. More
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A living person should not preoccupy himself with the division of his estate
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A father) - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother [of the deceased]) (A full sister) Number 2 - Additional information: Assalaamu alaykum. This is for.. More
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Dividing one's property while in sound health is giving a gift, not division of inheritance
Praise be to Allaah, may Allaah bless the brothers behind this noble site, as you are an authentic source for us to gain sharia knowledge. My question is the following: my cousin owned property worth millions (75% inherited from his father and 25% self-earned). He only has four daughters (all of them married with children), he also has seven brothers.. More
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Division of estate among a wife and one paternal half-brother
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: - Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A half brother [from his father]) Number 1 - Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A wife) Number 1 - Information about the deceased’s debts: (Did not perform.. More
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Helping his father in business does not entitle son to a greater share in inheritance
Inheritance in the sharia: I am the eldest son of my father and started to help him in the business (factory) at the age of 14 and did hard work to make the business grow. I have 4 younger bothers and 7 younger sisters. All of them are married now. I am the only one who was involved in my father's business. My younger brothers started their own business,.. More
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Division of inheritance among one daughter and one full sister
Assalaamu Alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A daughter) Number 1 (A full sister) Number 1 - The will which the deceased.. More
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Division of inheritance among a wife, a mother, a daughter and 2 full-sisters
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information: -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full paternal uncle) Number 2 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 4 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother [of the deceased]) (A daughter).. More
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Mother selling her property to her son, apart from his siblings, in her lifetime
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. My name is Zaheer Khan. My father (died 2012) gifted a house to my mother when he was alive, a long time back. I would like to know if according to islam my mother should distribute the house in a 1/2 ratio or if she has the right to give her children as she wishes. As far as I know, there is no distribution.. More
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Division of inheritance if the deceased's father has been missing for years
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 2 (A grandson [from the son]) Number 1 (A full brother) Number 1 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A.. More
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Inheritance of an illegitimate child whose parents got married
Can a child inherit from his parents if they got married within six months after he was conceived outside wedlock?
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Died leaving father, mother, 2 wives and 9 siblings
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 3 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A mother) (A wife) Number 2 (A full sister) Number 6 - Additional information: The.. More
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Deducting debts and expenses of Hajj from deceased's estate
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A full brother) Number 1 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 (A cousin from a full paternal uncle) Number 4 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A wife).. More
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A mother depriving her undutiful son of his share in his father's estate
Is it advisable to delay the inheritance of a disobedient child by a mother after his father passes away?
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When a bequest to an heir can be effective
Assalaamu alaykum. Please calculate the inheritance according to the following information -Does the deceased have male relatives who are entitled to inherit: (A son) Number 4 (A grandson (from the son)) Number 2 (A full brother) Number 1 (A nephew from a full brother) Number 1 -Does the deceased have female relatives who are entitled to inherit : (A.. More
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