Inheritance

Q: If a father has earned money through illegal (haram) means, is it halal to get a share in his property as inheritance?

Q: I am married have a son and daughter, I want to know what the inheritance percentages are supposed to be. My mother is also still alive. What is the percentage I am supposed to leave for her as well?

Q: My step sister and brother want to sell our family house and want their share? They have already forced my mum into selling the shops and got
40% of the share! Now where is my widowed mother supposed to live? If the house is sold? Is it Islamic?

Q: This is a matter related to gifts and inheritance. I am married, with no children. I have adult brothers and sisters. I have decided to give with immediate effect all may assets, wealth, future earnings, including the pension I am accruing at work, to my wife. She will be the sole owner and final decision-maker. Of course, she may consult me if she wishes to and I may express as an opinion, but ultimately she will take the decision. However, the assets etc will remain in my name under secular law because of the huge legal and financial implications in transferring ownership. But my intention is clear: I want to give everything to my wife now, and I will see her as the owner and write a document to this effect and respect her right to take decisions. Will such a transfer of ownership be valid or invalid in shariah? I will appreciate your guidance.

Q: A mother gives jewellery and other items to her eldest unmarried son and says to him : “This is for wife when you get married”.  However, years elapse during which several proposals failed to materialise and the son thus remained unmarried.  The items remained in the son’s possession. Now with demise of the mother, what is the situation?  Is the son to be deemed the owner or in actual fact to be merely deemed to be in possession of items entrusted to him to hold until a specific event (i.e. marriage) has taken place?  In the latter case, does the items now form part of the estate of the deceased mother if it uncertain if marriage will ever take place in the foreseeable future?

On the other hand, assuming subsequently the son also dies unmarried. What is the situation then? To whose estate do the items now belong?

Q: 

1. What is the importance of Islamic shariah?
2. If a muslim says "what is shariah (as if he/she wants to comment that shariah has no importance) then what is comment as an Islamic Scholar.
3. What if a muslim says some thing which is not in accordance with the Shariah rules of Inheritance?
4. A muslim says that I cannot ask for my father's inheritance property because my mother and brother has taken care of that property. Please comment according to shariah.

Q: Can a couple adopt a baby if they have no kids? If a baby is born to them later, what about inherence for both kids as both are boys?

Q: In the Will of a deceased, liabilities reflected include various amounts described as:

Unpaid Zakaat

Unkept Fasts

Unperformed Salaat

Unfulfilled Kaffarah

Undischarged Mannat

How should the aforegoing items be dealt with in preparing the Liquidation and Distribution Account?.  Are such (religious) liabilities to be deemed
ordinary claims against the estate and paid over in full or as a Wasiyat/bequests and limited to only 1/3rd of the net value of the estate. And to whom should such liabilities be given and so discharge the deceased’s religious obligations. And, forgive my ignorance, but what does “Kaffarah: and “Mannat” mean?

Q: My 2 month old son passed away. He has 750 pesos in his estate. Both his parents are alive and he has one brother and one sister. His grandparents and uncles are also alive. Please advise.

Q: My wife died recently. I like to know about wiraasat. We have a son and wife's parents are alive and she also has one brother. Can you please let me know how much share will each get?