Giving a needy heir more than his share of the inheritance

Q: I want to know that after a fathers death, if the eldest son gets a job in the fathers place and gets well settled. He owns a property and earns a good salary but the younger son got nothing after his fathers death. Should the younger son be given some extra property or not?

A: It is not his compulsory duty. However, to be kind towards siblings is an act of great virtue.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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