Inheritance

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2015-09-30 13:39

Q: A lady passed away and her family remained as follows: A mother, 6 siblings, a husband, a son from her previous marriage - her husband also had two sons from his previous marriage - however the lady and her husband did not have any of their own children. How will her estate be distributed?

A: Her heirs in this case will be her mother, her son and the present husband. The estate will be divided into 12 equal shares and distributed as follows:

Mother will receive 2 shares

Husband will receive 3 shares

Son will receive 7 shares

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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