Inheritance

Q: Can parents make a joint will or is it better to be written individually?

Q: Ahmed had a property in the uk worth £400,000 pound it was on his name and his wife, they owned it half half. And ahmed had 1 acre of land in pakistan worth £100,000. And in his bank in Pakistan he's got in pounds roughly £190,000. Currently his wife is alive. He has 2 sons one daughter. He has 3 brothers. Everybody else like his mother his father are passed away. Please tell me how much goes to each person after his death?

Q: My late father has given me a watch years ago when he was still alive. I told him to keep it first since I am not going to use it any time sooner. The watch was then passed to me after he passed away. However, a member of the family told me that I should faraid it. I would like to seek your kind advice on this.

Q: I want to know that a man who was in a government job dies (he has two sons and two daughters). Elder son gets job in his fathers place and gets well settled. Younger son did everything on his own but still not settled. In the light of Islam, should he get some extra benefit as the elder one got a government job? They have a paternal house on their mothers name who is alive.

Q: I have one son from my late wife and no child from my second wife. My widowed mother is alive and living with my younger brother. After my death how will be my property distributed and who will be the inheritors? Please advice the shariah ruling.

Q: I have 2 uncles. They both are siblings. But they both hate each other and fought each other because of house issue. After the death of their father they want house to be their own. I can't see relations getting broken like this. Please suggest me how should I make them together again?

Q: My father passed away leaving behind: 5 Daughters 2 Sons and 1 late Son (with 2 children). On the day that my father passed away, he said to my brother in law: "If I die today then the Big Shop is for my eldest son, The small shop is for my other son, And my own house is for my grandsons, The other 5 shops are one for each of my daughters." What does Shariyah Law say about the distribution of the heritance in this case? What is valid? Shariyah or Wassiyah?

Q: Before mother passed away 4 weeks before in good health, one daughter has a conversation with mother "mum take your gold in the grave. Mum says what do you mean? I mean give it all in charity. Mum says I don't know. Mum you can make your niyaat. Mum says ok i'll do talk about something. Does this niyaat count now she has passed away nothing written down but sister is adamant to give in charity and the other sister wants to keep her mums gold.

Q: I have a question regarding inheritance. My father passed away about 17 years ago. In terms of assets, he left behind the house (of which 50% is my mummies), 3 old cars and his tools he used as he was a mechanic. Not long after my daddy passed away, the cars and bikes were sold and my mummy used the money to see to the expenses around the house and put my sister through college. At the time it was myself and my big brother that were working. I just started about a year before my daddy passed away. Now 17 years down the line, my sister wants her share of the inheritance. My mummy and nanima still live in the house and my small brother with his wife live at the back. Someone told me that we have to give her the share from the sale of the cars (even though my mummy used money from there to pay for this same sister's college). My mummy does not have that money anymore. She doesn't work. She gets pension and some money from my brothers. Please advise firstly, if we still have to give my sister her share from the sale of cars and bikes. Also, since my mummy is still in the house, if we are supposed to give my sisters share now? If you could please reply urgently, as unfortunately the situation has become very ugly and we want to resolve it ASAP.