Inheritance

My dad has 3 children, 1 daug. & 2 sons. 10yrs back he had given 240gm of GOLD as gift to my sis during her wedding but he didnt give d same gift to his sons.Today we’re dividing property & my dad is ALSO not ready to deduct that amt. of gold (240g) which he had given as a gift to my sis from her share. According to Sahih Muslim:1624 Is he sinful for not equally sharing gifts among his children?

Fiqh of the family, Inheritance

14 Nov

ANSWER: I am shocked of how you are holding your father accountable like this as if you are his partners and not his son! Instead of putting an eye on his wealth and anticipating the moment he dies to inherit him, you should be asking him to sit back and relax while you work and […]

My paternal grandfather has 2 sons and 5 daughters from which my father died 20 years before. I’m a girl and I have 1 brother. Will I get any money if the house gets sold (my grandfather’s house)?

Inheritance

10 Nov

ANSWER: If your father died before your grandfather, you have no right in your grandfather’s wealth. But if your grandfather died while your father was alive, then you inherit his share along with the other heirs of your father.

My deceased husband had taken an life insurance plan.We had paid an capital amt of INR 10 lakhs in 5 yrs.After his death i got 10 lakh extra on our capital amt.Are me my orphaned children allowed to use that extra money apart from our capital amt.

Inheritance, Riba

26 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, you can use it. It’s his inheritance and it must be divided among all his heirs according to shariah law. The person who has taken the Riba based insurance is sinful and not his heirs.

Sheikh, in our community sometimes people have multiple children and during his lifetime he has to spend significant amount of extra money for one or two children for education, giving business support etc. Now when he is old/feeling deathbed he wants to will the other child/children liitle more than those from his property. Is this practice compatible with Islamic rules?

Inheritance

05 Oct

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited and such a will is invalid and must be thrown in the dustbin and inheritance must be divided according to shariah law after his death.

My father passed away, please make dua for him. Most of his life my father did not pray, nor fasted nor paid zakah and accumulated interest on his wealth. Now what should we do as his inheritors first? Will the wealth inherited be halal for us if Zakah and interest is not taken out? How shall we compensate for his fasts? The calcuation of 40 years is hard.

Fiqh of the family, Funerals, Inheritance

07 Jan

ANSWER: The inheritance is halal for you all as the haram money is only haram for the person earning it and not for anyone else. If he had not fasted deliberately without any valid reason then you must not fast these on his behalf.

A father share his property equally between three daughters two of his daughters gave their share to third one as a gift to her with all paperwork done infront of Court Judge, after 20 or more yrs one of two sister wants her share back shell she be given her share or not?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Inheritance

29 Dec

ANSWER: No! It’s prohibited to ask back your gift as Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said a person who takes back his gift is like a dog that vomits and then eats it’s own vomit!

Sheikh a mother has 7 children (4 boys and 3 girls) and she possesses 9 houses; she she wants to make her will and write on it that she’s giving each of her children a house. She wants to know when she dies will the Chari’a law changes her will and apply what Allah the Almighty has prescribed when it comes to heritage.

Inheritance

22 Dec

ANSWER: Such a will has no importance after she dies and the sharia law would prevail and inheritance must be divided according to the Islamic sharia law. If she wants to gift the children during her lifetime, this is possible where she must gift them equally, regardless of boys or girls and this must be […]

If mother gave her gold to her son and daughter on their wedding left 2 sons and one daughter.. and she advise her daughter that the gold left is for three of you Now mother is died what will b the rule applied for that gold now

Inheritance

08 Oct

ANSWER: If she gave her gold to them for their weddings as a gift, she is sinful for not giving the others the same equal weight. The two must share with their siblings EQUALLY this gold as it was a gift and then share what she had left behind but according to the Islamic division […]

A salafi brother who was owning a business fell into a huge debt. A good amount can be paid back if he was to sell ‘his’ properties. His father passed away 16 years ago and the inheritance has not yet been divided among the son and 2 daughter .The mother agreed verbally to divide the inheritance but did not the shariah way. Someone adviced him to file a case so that he gets whats rightfully his

Fiqh of the family, Inheritance

17 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in filing a court case against his mother and sisters if they are not willing to follow the sharia rules in dividing the inheritance. This is not disobedience to his mother at all.

I had a house of my own a year ago and have had always planned on given my house and shop inheritance to my younger brother, but now i have sold my house to finance my sons education. Now my intentions are still to give my inheritance to my brother but do i have to ask my children for their opinion as i read somewhere that i have to if I don’t have a house of our own.

Inheritance

23 Jun

ANSWER: The question is not clear! If you want to give your brother a gift while you are alive, you can do that without asking anyone’s permission. But if you want to include him in your will which is to be executed after your death, you can’t give him more than 1/3rd of all what […]

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