Inheritance

Q: My grandad in India had five sons and three daughters. How should his land be divided?

Also, would the share of one son be different if he passed away before his mother?

Q: Upon the death of my mother (at a Dubai hospital) we had to settle the bill at the hospital for the release of her body. I acompanied my father and my brother to the Dubai hospital and when the bill was produced my father instructed my brother to pay with their credit card (being my fathers credit card but used by my brother for business). There was insufficient funds on the credit card, so I immediately produced my card so as not to cause any embarrassment and paid half and they paid half. At that time, being more concerned about the death of my mother, this incident didn't concern me much, however my father indicated at that time that he will retrieve this payment from the travel insurance and reimburse me.

Proceeding from there he did make a sincere attemt to retrieve the funds from the insurance but to no avail. Its been 2 years since the mayyit and I never considered this payment as being owed to me by mother or by her estate. Now that the estate is being finally wound up and all outstanding amounts settled, will it be correct for me to request the estate to settle this amount?

Q: What is the fatwa regarding the money bequeathed from a provident fund. Can you only use the money you gave towards it and what do I do with the rest of the money?

Q: I am a lady. I have two brothers. My dad left a house which has 2 floors; ground floor and first floor. On the first floor, there are only pillars. The construction was going on but my father passed away. The house was on my father's name itself but he used to say that the ground floor will be for my eldest brother and the first floor will have two portion, one for me and one for my other brother. But since he has passed away, my brothers are telling me to do the construction all by my own and they will not help me in doing that construction. They are telling me that if I want, I can do the construction and live there. Is this right? Should I do the construction on my own or should they also help me?

Q:My father left behind 25 lacs in his account after his death. We are two brothers, my elder brother is married and is doing a govt job. I am student and unmarried yet. I'm not unemployed yet. My father had made a bequest to my mother that all this money should be given to me only and not to my brother. Should I keep all the money? If I keep it without giving any share to my brother, will I be sinful?

Q: What is the ruling of a wasiyyat or will it only be opened and read after death? Is it fard or wajib or mustahab? 

Q:

1. A couple have adopted a girl. Upon the adopted child's demise, how would her estate be distributed? Her biological parents and siblings are unknown.

2. Would the adopted daughter inherit from her adopted parents?

Q: I have 5 acres of inherited land and 7 acres of my personal purchased land. I want to deprive my daughters from my personal purchased land. My said action is legitimated or not according to Quran and sunnah? 

Q: My mother passed away during my maternal grandmother's lifetime. My grandmother passed away 1 year ago. She is survived by 2 sons and 1 daughter. She owned some agricultural land (my maternal grandfather bought it during his lifetime and did not leave any will). Do we, as her grandchildren, get any share in property?

Q: If a murtad man dies, who inherits from him?

Is the ruling the same for a murtad lady?