Q: If a father passed away leaving debts behind (even though in his life he might have been a bit lax in trying to sort out things quickly), is it waajib on the heirs to settle the debts? Or will it be regarded as Ihsaan if they sort it out?
Lastly, if the heirs do not have the ability to sort out things then what should be done?
Q: Can the wife of the deceased husband take ownership of the inheritance and withhold it from the children if she fears that her children will abandon her if they receive their share so she wants to withhold it till her passing?
Q: Is it haraam to have a Western will? The Islamic ruling related to who inherit is not my preference, can someone out of my family also inherit?
Q:
1. A husband passed away leaving the following:
Father
Mother
Two Daughters
How will his estate be divided?
2. The two daughters are not baligh. Who will make decisions on their behalf for items that can be given away or sold?
3. Who is responsible for looking after his wife financially?
4. Who is responsible for looking after his two daughters financially?
Q: I need some clarification: My father passed away in May. We are 2 siblings, A brother and sister I have a stepmother but she has no children. My daddy's parents are late.
1. My daddy wrote in his will that my stepmother can stay in the house as long as she wants to, and she will be responsible for all maintenance while living there.
My brother and I lives in Gauteng and she lives in the North West.
2. My daddy has a cottage in the yard where he was collecting rental. I also want to know does she get anything from there?
My grandfather and his brothers were in a family business. Now Every month all their kids collect rental from this business. My dad was also receiving. All his brother's has passed away. I want to know if my stepmother also gets anything from this rental or only his children?
The family has properties in India too, where they will be getting some money, does my stepmother get any shares from it or only his children?
3. My main question is does my stepmother inherit anything from the family inheritance such as the rental now that my daddy has passed or does she only inherit from the estate of what was already there when he passed away?
Q: A youngster hired someone to kill his father so he can get his inheritance money. The guy killed the father. Does the son inherit?
Q: Can a female be an executor in a will according to Shari’ah?
Q: Marhooma passed away at that time she had 5 sons and 7 daughters when she passed away. Part of what she left was jewellery… In her lifetime she used to say the jewellery is for her daughters/or my wassiyat is this jewellery must be given to my daughters, but she never give it to them while she was alive and passed away.
Will the jewellery be given to the daughters only or will the sons inherit as well? In both scenarios keep in mind wassiyat and hiba.
Also after marhooma passed away, will anyone be liable to pay zakaat on the jewellery if it wasn't distributed for years?
Q: Is there a time frame in which inheritance must be settled?
Q: I need some information on inheritance. My mother has passed away and left some money. According to my mother, its her wish that the money be equally divided by her kids. Do we have to fulfill her wishes or go by Islamic rules of inheritance?