Inheritance

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Inheritance
Aslkm Please help with the following Inheritance Question : The Mother (Ouma) had 2 daughters (removed for privacy) only and few grandchildren as well Her one Daughter (removed for privacy) passed away few years back leaving her children to stay with her mother (ouma) Last month Ouma Passed away So now daughter (removed for privacy)…
October 13, 2021
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Problematic inheritance
A person died without donating or writing any will before, so French rules of inheritance applied. (which obviously differs from sharia rules) She left a husband, 5 adult daughters, many grand children, 3 adult brothers and a mother. According to our calculations, her effective Wuratha are : her husband (23%), her 5 daughters (12,3% for…
August 29, 2021
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Inheritance Question
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu, Respected Mufti Saheb, I pray all is well Insha’Allah. Recently, we had a family approach us regarding certain inheritance issues after the passing of the husband/father. Hereunder, I will explain the current situation and the family’s concerns. Your input and assistance in this matter will be greatly appreciated. The husband/father has…
August 23, 2021
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Shares of Nephews and Nieces
Assalamu alaykum, my question is that if man died, and he has no heairs: his parents died before, and he has no child, his wife and sister also died. now only his brother's sons and daughters (nephews and nieces) are alive. what shares distribute among them(nephews and nieces)?
July 23, 2021
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Inheritance
Assalamualaykum We have a scenario My great grandfather left a property in India. He had 2 sons and 2 daughters. But the property was put only on the 2 sons name. All 4 of his children have also passed away now. Do we need to distribute the sale of the property to the heirs of…
July 16, 2021
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Property in name of mother
Assalaamualikum My name is (removed, in order to post publicly) and currently I am living in Germany -we are 1 brother and 3 sisters , there is been dispute going in my family in Hyderabad regarding the property left behind by my father . He has build and purchased it on my mother’s name (…
June 12, 2021
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Inheritance
My mother passed away last year she was a retired teacher from government school she did'nt make any will we are three sister and my father is alive so how do we share her estate and she was terminally ill in which the medical expenses were way too much to bear so some of our…
January 21, 2020
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DISTRIBUTION OF DECEASED AUNT’S REMAININGS
MY AUNT EXPIRED WITHOUT CHILDREN AND I / MYSELF, BEING A FOSTER SON NEEDED TO DISTRIBUTE THE REMAININGS OF MY AUNT WHICH INCLUDE CASH, JEWELLERY, FURNITURE, CLOTHINGS & ETC., PLEASE GUIDE AS PER HANAFI MASLAK / MADHAB TO WHOM I SHOULD DISTRIBUTE
September 12, 2019
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Shariah distribution of property
Assalaam waalaikum, Curious to know answers for below questions : 1) My Grandfather deceased 29 years ago and he left some property what is the ratio of division to 1) married son 2) married daughter 3) grand son and grand daughter when son is deceased 2) My Grandmother deceased 20 years ago and she left…
August 22, 2019
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Inheritance rules on mother’s earnings
Asalaamalaikum warahmatullah, I would like to ask a question regarding inheritance especially in the modern day and age where women are now also more often then not, earning money from their own occupations. I know in Islam traditionally a boy receives 2 shares and a girl 1, however is that purely on inheritance from their…
August 21, 2019
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