Inheritance

Q: Is it correct that the only people who will inherit from the deceased are his parents, children and spouse? 

Q: Is partaking meals permissible in a home where the the inheritance was not divided among the heirs which is a very common scenario in almost every home. If it is not permissible then one would perhaps not go to any of his relatives, friends home? What is the sharee ruling regarding it and would it affect Sila Rahmi (maintaining family ties) if we don’t visit our close relatives because of this?

Q: Is it correct that the only people who will inherit from the deceased are the husband, wife, children and parents? Is it compulsory for these heirs to inherit from the deceased, and as far as other relatives are concerned, their receiving inheritance is optional? 

Q: If someone's father bought a lot of property in his life, but in the beginning, if he took a loan from the bank and mixed it with the money he earned to purchase some properties, if the father dies then is all the property halaal for his children? Because the father included the bank loan amount and bank takes interest when giving a loan.

Q: Mr Zaid has only one daughter, one spouse and 2 brothers. After the death of Zaid, how will Zaid's estate be distributed? 

Q: Kindly advise how to share the estate of a divorced lady if she is survived by 1 son, 1 daughter, a widowed mother, two brothers and a sister.

Q: My mother passed away leaving behind the following family:

- A husband

- 2x daughters (both unmarried)

- 2x sons (I am married, and did not have children at the time of my mother's passing, while my brother is unmarried)

- 2x brothers (both married with children)

- 1x sister (unmarried)

1. Do my uncles' family members inherit from my mother? If so, I will send you the number of nephews and nieces.

2. How will the estate be distributed?

3. Certain items in the home (such as kitchen utensils, bedding, etc.) were purchased by my parents (mostly by my father), and used by all. At the time of purchase, the items where not designated a specific owner. In most cases, my father's intention at the time of purchase was that these items are for use by the household. How should we handle these items when winding up my mother's estate?

4. Is it permissible for the heirs to mutually agree to give more to a certain heir to due financial conditions?

5. Similarly, is it permissible for the heirs to decide to donate certain of my mother's clothing?

6. There are a few items of jewellery. To avoid dispute, is it permissible for an heir to 'purchase' this jewellery, and distribute the monetary value as per the distributions from question 2? Is the mutual consent of all heirs required for this?

7. Any other information which will assist.

Q: I wanted to ask a question regarding Islamic will as my dad wants to write his will. He currently has two properties, first one in uk which is on my father's name and the Second one in pakistan which is on both my parents names. Alhumdulilah both my parents are alive. We are 4 brothers and sisters, i.e. 2 brothers and 2 sisters. 3 of us are married and my younger brother is single. Elder brother has 3 children (2 daughters and 1 son). The rest have no children. Can you please guide us on how the wealth will be divided amongst everyone. Who will receive a share and who won't?

Q: A brother and sister had two parents living in city A. At 16, the sister left and moved to South Africa where she ended up living, eventually getting married, having children and owning a business. Alhumdulillah, very successful. The brother stayed in city A, and ended up staying and living with his parents, until they were old and both died. Both parents had very bad health issues, were disabled, and it was a very challenging last few years. He is a teacher and recently married very late in life. The inheritance of both parents were equally divided to both children, while they were alive to, 1 house each. While the mother was alive the rental income from the daughters house was her income, while they lived in the son's house. After the parents death, the tenants of the daughters house were removed because of no rent payment. The house was in complete disarray and broken and dirty inside. Now, we are trying to determine who pays for the damages? There is no money left from estate.

Q: When I was born my mother was mistakenly given a Muslim baby boy (someone's else's child). She fed him once, then fed him again. She realized that she doesn't "like" this baby and called for the nurses. I was born pre mature so I was in the incubator. My father took down their address as he becomes my foster brother and I cannot marry him. We have no contact with him, have never met or seen him. We would like to know if he will now inherit? (since my mother has fed him two full feeds unintentionally) If he does inherit does he inherit from my mother and father?