Inheritance

QUESTION: My father has been pased away 6 month ago and he was Govt Servent & due to his services now we r receiving his Services fund from GovtWhat will be the best way to give from it as Sadaqah for his benefit in eternal life Can we dug a wel which will benifit to two places, A Mosque (which is under construction with common people fund) and will also other people will use to get water for general use?

Funerals, Inheritance

02 Oct

ANSWER: Both are beneficial. However, this money now belongs to all his heirs and if all agree to use this for charity on his behalf then no problem, otherwise it must be distributed among his heirs according to sharia law and they can individually give charity on his behalf if they want.

QUESTION: We r 2 sis & 1 bro.My parents hv made a family arrangement saying dat der current house & shop wl go to my bro and 4m 3 pieces of land dat Dey have,2 pieces of land will be distributd equally among 3 of us & one piece will be distributd 1:1:2 AFTER THEY’RE GONE. WE 3 HAVE AGREED TO DIS & sign i HAPPILY.IS THIS PAPER UNISLAMIC. MY HUSBAND thinks my parents r wrong & has forbidden me 4m visit dem

Fiqh of Marriage, Inheritance

15 Sep

ANSWER: Such an agreement is void and has no value once they die. They are sinful in distributing it like this as if it is a gift in their life time, they must be fair and equal between their children and give them equal shares. Whatever is agreed upon before death becomes void once they […]

QUESTION: My mom recently passed away.I’ve heard that clothes and belongings are part of the inheritance.In this case, I would like to know how are we to distribute her clothes amongst her siblings, she has two sisters & two brothers?Is every piece of clothes item or belonging to be counted as well?

Inheritance

13 Sep

ANSWER: Yes, everything belongs to the inheritance unless all the heirs agree to donate or to give it to one particular person

If I live in Russia and there is one Muslim in my family. Can I inherit property from a relative or receive it if a will is drawn up for me? Does it have to be a written and notarized will?

Inheritance

28 Jul

ANSWER: If you mean, can you inherit from a non muslim relative then this is not permissible. They can gift you in their lifetime or can write a will of 1/3 of less of their property in their will.

I used to manage my bedridden grandfather’s money which was alot and i used some without him knowing as he had lost most of his senses. I have maintained a proper record of it and i will pay it back. Unfortunately he passed away, what should i do. I have all the records maintained even down to 1 Dollar.

Inheritance

14 May

ANSWER: What you have been doing is totally prohibited and shameful. This money is considered as the grandfather’s wealth and must be distributed among his heirs according to sharia laws. You must sincerely repent to Allah while showing deep remorse for stealing and dishonoring the trust and amanah and return it all at once even […]

Do I have to include books (which are inexpensive) which I owe and others owe me in my will? Because Rasulullah said to make a will within 3 nights or something like that Will should have debt and credits

Inheritance

02 Apr

ANSWER: You don’t need to make a detailed list of your belongings in your will! You simply mention your debts and your loans to others and how you want the wealth to be distributed as you can allocate 1/3rd to whoever you want providing he is not one of the heirs.

My grandmother is died. Before her death, my dad bought a land from her. She didn’t take the money and ordered my dad to spent the money in good field where she got thawab. Now my dad wants to go for umrah by this money, is it permitted and can she get thawab?

Funerals, Inheritance

31 Mar

ANSWER: If she made a will for that amount to be spent in ways of charity and to be given to the poor, if this amount is less than one third of all of her wealth she left behind, this is a valid will that must be executed and your father has no right in […]

If daughter ask4 her share in inheritance while father is alive,n father gave her on condition that she won’t take anything after his death as her share, daughter agrees n write it down on papers that this is her inheritance n she won’t take anything after father’s death.what is rulling on such an agreement?(father has 2 children,son n daughter only)

Halal/Haram Matters, Inheritance

24 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible and such a thing is a gift. He has no right in allocating his inheritance before his death!

We r 2 sis n no bros.We have 1 home,now my father is gifting us the house totally.Like in papers,it will be written “this house belongs to me n my sis equally.Is it ok?He is not doing a will like after his death we will get it rather than that he is gifting us

Fiqh of the family, Inheritance

21 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as it’s done officially and the house would actually belong to you both (not just on paper) and he would have no right on it.

My grandmother is died. Before her death, she wills her money to use in useful sector so that she can gain thawab. She gave her money to my father. Now my father wants to go to makkah for umrah with that money. Because doing umrah is a good thing. My question is, can he use this money in this way? Because my grandmother also did hajj and my father also did umrah and hajj.

Hajj and Umrah, Inheritance

21 Dec

ANSWER: First of all, she can’t give in her will to good deeds more than one third of her wealth. Secondly, if she allocated 1/3rd of her wealth to good deeds, your father can’t use that to go for Umrah or hajj as he is one of the heirs and can‘t benefit more than his […]

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