Inheritance

Q: How will the distribution of the estate be made in the following two situations?

1.

1-husband

3-sons

4-daughters

2.

1-father

3-brothers

4-sisters

Q: My mother before she passed away did not clarify the money she gave to save my brother's house from being repossed as a gift or a loan, what happens? Does the money go into the estate because there was no confirmation what ther intention was when she gave him the money?

Q: Kindly assist me with the percentage distribution for the following estate:

Case 1 . Husband – Passed away

Wife

Daughter

Daughter

Husband has one surviving sister

Case 2 . Wife – Passed away

Husband

Daughter

Daughter

One surviving brother

Q: Is it correct for a father to dispose of his wealth to his only son, as in put everything into his sons name before he dies because he does not wish his wife or three daughters to inherit his vast amount of wealth. Also, is it correct to give your three daughters and one son according to Shar'iah when you are still alive? Is it correct to treat your daughters as a burden and say they are entitled to nothing because of they are married. Furthermore, Allah has blessed this father with so much wealth that he humiliates his son in-laws, lies and causes family divisions between the brother and sisters. I have never embarrassed my father or ever claimed the truth from anyone. He has lied about my husband. I always say Allah will give me justice. But now my father wishes to take my sister and my mother out of his trust and put a business worth millions into my brother's name because he is afraid we will inherit from the business when he dies. He does not wish for his three daughters or like he says burdens to benefit from this business.

Q: We are three children among whom, my elder brother is the adopted one. Only me and my younger sister are from our parents. For my father there was no inheritance property from his father i.e., my grand father. What ever he earned is his Alhamdulillah and the whole property was in my mother's name. Few years back my father died suddenly. We have one house and two lands. As per my knowledge he wants to give that house to me and land to distribute among my brother and sister. Few years back my mother also died. Initially she wanted to give that house to me. But as there is pressure from my brother's side, she wants to give 50% share to my brother, with which I was not happy. She told me to write that she wants to give 50% of house and one land to me and brother and one land and some jewellery and amount to my sister. After her death the house was taken by me and one land by my brother and one land to my sister and some jewellery and money was distributed among us. What I want to know is:

1. While distributing the property the money which was spent to on my brother's (who is adopted) studies his marriage and my sister's marriage and studies and marriage (which is less compared to my brother and sisters) will also be counted?

2. House was taken by me and one land too and Rs. 300000.00 by my brother and one land and small jewellery by my sister. House cost almost 3 to 4 times of each land. Is this correct?

Q: My father in-law just passed away recently. We were informed that there is no will for the faraidh of his estate but he has left a verbal message to a male and female witness. Please advise if that is valid and we should abide by it? We are pretty unsure and would like to do it right for the deceased. One more question, if faraidh are not done correctly, what are the consequences?

Q: A mother who has a son and a daughter has made her jewellery into two parcels and put the name of the daughter on one parcel and the name of the son on one parcel. Without the knowledge of the son, she gave the daughter to keep both parcels in her safe and said when she passes away she doesn't want fighting, therefore she has done this. What is the law regarding this jewellery presently and what are the repercussions at the time of the mother's death. The father is alive presently.

Q: My father died. He declared his one property as a gift to me and wrote a letter to society to transfer the flat on my name. Society members and many relatives are witness. He said to many relatives also about this. My question is, does that flat belong to me or should it be distributed between me and my two brothers according to shariah.

Q: If a husband and wife make a will before hand stating if either one of them dies, the property which they live in will transfer to the wife or husband whoever is alive. I just want to clarify if the last person died, than how would you suggest the proper way to distribute the property as we don't have no child. JazakAllah for your valuable time. If you can kindly give e.g. in detail.

Q: Just wanted to check inheritance does it goes to boy's side of the family or does it go to the woman's side of the family?