Inheritance

Q: my brother passed away who was parentless and unmarried. He left his personal property. We are two brothers and four sisters. Please tell us how his property will be distributed among us.

Q: A deceased leaves behind: * wife (1) * daughter (1) * son (1)

No will has been made by deceased. Only a house is left which the inheritors have agreed on selling. After the house is sold how will the amount be distributed accordingly?

Q: I want to ask that if a divorced women (husband is dead now) has only single daughter, so what is the ruling of that cash she had in the bank? How will it be distributed as her wasiat?

Q: I would like to know if I can receive money from my mother (who adopted me) in her will. This money is in accounts accumulating interest and some of these accounts are even in my name upto to this day. What should I do that is islamically allowed? Would I get a sin if some accounts are still in my name. She lives in another country away from me.

Q: After my father passed away, I was aware of a debt of my fathers that had not been paid. After enquiries, an amount was determined and before sharing out the estate left by my father the debt was settled to the inheritors of the other party. All parties agreed to the amount. My question is; will this mean that the debt has been settled and that my father's burden has been lifted.

Q: My mother passed away 35 years ago my father never remarried. I am his only son and have two elder sisters. My father passed away recently leaving a will which stated that all his household content is to be given to my elder sisters child which is his grandchild. This child also has the first option to buy his house at market price. He has 15 other grandchildren. This has split the family as a grandchild may not inherit from him. The money from the sale of his house is to be divided equally between his three children. Can you please give advise as to the right way things should be done.

Q: My father passed away leaving behind some assets (land & money). My late father has 5 sons and 4 daughters and my mum. My questions are:

1: Who has more right over the assets, my mum, sons or daughters or a combination of those?

2: Who's name should the assets be transferred to?

3: How do we distribute the shares (estimated value of £100,000)

4: Would it be right if my mum decides without the consent of the sons to sell some land and spend as she wills?

5: If she was to sell and spend should that about be deducted from her share from the total asset?

6: How do you calculate the shares. Above figure is only a estimate, can be more or less?

7: One of the assets is a house. If 2 sons spent £2000 on painting the house whereby it may or may not increase the value of the house (the other 3 sons were not in a position to contribute at the time) does this give the 2 sons more ownership over the house then the remaining sons? Does that also affect the shares if the house was sold?

8: Would a solution to question 7 be that to sell the house at the value it has. Distribute the shares accordingly. Then the remaining 3 sons that couldn't contribute at the time pay their share to the other 2 brothers which would've been £400 that was spent on painting at the time?

Q: A man dies leaving 3 sons 6 daughters 1 wife 2 brothers and 5 sisters. What will be the share of inheritance each one will get?

Q: When my father was alive he made an agreement with one daughter to pay the bond of his house. The house still remains his property according the agreement made by the two. Now after his death the daughter claims the house to be hers as the house is on her name because of the agreement. There are 9 siblings. 5 sons and 4 daughters. What is the sharia ruling on this?

Q: A Sunni ruler from a princely state in India who performed more than four marriages. In order to get away from the Income Tax Department a few years before he died he gave an affidavit to the government that his legally wedded wives were only four. The other Ladies whom he had children with lived with him throughout their lives. The children were his own. The ruler provided them with everything. Not only his children but he also recognised his grandchildren by accepting them many a times and provided them with everything. Will the share of inheritance for children from the fifth marriage or the sixth marriage whom he accepted and acknowledged throughout his life time as his sons and daughters different from the children's share of his first four marriages or will his inheritance be distributed equally among all the heirs.