Q: My father died 3 years ago and he left some property behind and he didn’t write any will. He has only five daughters and a wife. His father and mother are not alive and he has no siblings from father's side but his mother got married to another man and she has 4 children. All his property is self made and he didn’t get a penny from his mother or anyone. Do we need to give some share to his brothers and sisters from his maternal side?
Q: I was asked after my father's death whether I want my miras (property) or not in my father's property. Because of some family stress I said no, but now I want my part. My question is, can I ask for it? What does sharia say about it?
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?