Inheritance

Bequest of a non-Muslim

Q: I would like to know the ruling on wills from non-Muslim parents. I understand that one cannot recieve any money or possessions stipulated in the wills of non-Muslim parents unless it is less than 1/3, but if the will stipulated that the living parent gives the money or possessions throughout the life until it is paid is that permissible?

Leaving one's wealth to a relative after one passes away

Q: I have an elderly relative, who is unmarried, and whose closest family is her niece and nephew, and their children. These are her niece and nephew from her deceased sister. Beyond that she has cousins, and more distant relatives only.

She has asked me to get her an Islamic will, and advise her as to how the estate should be administered. I think she has the intention of leaving everything (or most of it) to her niece, who is struggling financially. Would this be permissible?

Settling debts and funeral expenses before winding up the estate

Q:

1. If a person passes away and he has a debt of R1000 and his total savings are R1500, should the debt be paid off first eventhough it's more than 1/3 of his wealth and then R500 that remains be divided into 3 portions and fulfill the will from the 1/3 of R500? 

2. And when paying for the funeral expenses, if it totals R100 for instance, will the R100 be deducted from 1/3 of his wealth or will it be paid first and then his savings be divided?.

In-laws depriving daughter in law of her share of the inheritance

Q: I am a widow and mom of very small twins boys. My husband died almost 3 years before. My husband was elder son and all his life he worked for his parents and brother and sister. Now my in laws have good life. But after my husbands death they always accused me and hurt me with backbiting. But still I kept relationships with them. Almost 2 years before they started accusing me for the death of my husband and they started saying that I am responsible for my husbands death. But it is not true. My husband died with cancer and his own family has multiple history of cancer.

My husband was treated a very famous hospital but he died after a few months and my in laws are holding all our properties and they even didn't pay for my husbands debt. I am a widow and stay at home mom because my boys are very young. I do all work for them . My in-laws don't help me but they hurt me. I paid all my husbands loan because I know otherwise he can't make it to paradise.

My husband was very good Muslim and person. I love him a lot. He was happy with me and me also happy with him and my husband did every single responsibility for my husband family but now they forgot everything. They hurt me very aggressive way . They didn't give me a single penny for us but my husband all properties they are keeping for themselves and they even don't feel any bad to keeps my husband properties.

I work very hard to raise my boys as a single mom and it is very painful because as a young mother I don't have any support. My parents also died .

My question is .. my in law very aggressive to me and they hurt me very painful way and it is a lots of painful for me to handle this pain . Now I try to stay keep myself away from them to heal my pain..,what Islam say because they holding my orphans property and hurting me very ugly way . I told them to return my properties and after returning our properties if they want to keep relationship with me I am ok with relationship with my boys blood family...what does Islam say .i mcan't handle my pain the way they hurt me and they are not interested to return my properties. I am a woman. So tell me where is my mistakes . I do practice a good Muslim religion.

Please advice me if they don't help me can I keep myself distance because my sisters in law very hurt to me and I am scared about their rudeness and abusing talk .somethimes i talk to my late husband some relatives who are nice to me because i know kins relationship is important .Advice me what should i do.

Inheritance

Q: I have a question pertaining to inheritance. My father has no sons, no living parents, a living wife and living three daughters. What is the distribution? In addition, does my father's one living brother or 6 living sisters inherit as well?

Property distribution

Q: Property worth Rs 3150000/- INR has been sold by my dad. And now wants to distribute same among the family. Family includes Father, 1 Son and 2 daughters. Property to be distributed among 4 members. Please advise how much amount will be alloted to each one as per sharia law.