Writing a Will and determining ownership
(#199) Question As salam aleikum wa rahmatullah, May Allah bless all of you with the best of His Blessings in this life and the next and keep you eternally under His Protection and Mercy. My question is about drawing up a Will. I am trying to understand whether something belongs to me or my husband if…
Inheritance distribution
(#170) Question Inheritance: My father X died on 24-03-2023,leaving behind wife Y issueless, one brother Z, two daughters of deceased first wife A,B, how to take shares. (Please note that names have been removed-Darul Ifta) Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته حامدا و مصليا و مسلما Muhtaram We have…
Distributing ones wealth to ones children
(#130) السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Recently shares have come to our attention and we cannot get a clear answer. We as parents want to be equal but what’s the correct way? We have 2 boys and 2 girls so we’re basically searching for an answer on the correct procedure to divide shares upon our…
Query related to inheritance
(#117) ZAID and ZAINAB both passed away in 2018. ZAID passed away first in April 2018 and ZAINAB passed away in August 2018. They had no children. Parents from both sides also passed away many years ago. ZAID has the following LIVING relatives: One Full Brother, Two Full Sisters and One Step Sister (same father,…
Drawing up a Will
(#106) With wills, can the law of the land apply. Eg. If a couple has only daughters, can they leave a will that leaves everything to the daughters or does Islamic Shariah apply? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته حامدا و مصليا و مسلما Muhtaramah We received your query regarding…
Query regarding Wasiyyah and Hajj
(#097) My family have a business and have rental house but all belongs to both of us , how do I make my will (50% of everything in my share only ) and can I give my wife some share of my share . In HAJJ can a man wear underwear while in ihraam or…
Property Distribution
(#076) salamo Alaikum Sheikh, I woild like to ask that we are 3 brothers and my parents alhamdulillah still live. We all livetogether in one home. Now we are planing to separate each other. There are two lands which I bought from my income. should my father also count that land which I bought from…
Gifting ones properties to ones child during ones lifetime & consuming something sweet before meals.
Question (#045) Assalamualaikum 1) What is the ruling regarding gifting ones properties (fixed assets) to ones child during ones lifetime? 2)Is it Sunnah to consume something sweet before meals? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته حامدا و مصليا و مسلما Muhtaram We have received your question regarding gifting…
Wife’s share of inheritance
Question (#044) Assalamoo alykoom Any fatwa in Islam regarding wife family’s heritages distribution after wife father’s left behind for his children. In case were wife mentally seek and Husband is bit concerned over wife’s share brother and sister will not give her share knowing that she is mentally seek and she doesn’t know anything about…
Islamic Will
Question (#016) Assalamu Alaikum, Ramadan Mubarak…. I am seeking shariaa Will. Could you please explain to me how I can write up a Will. Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته حامدا و مصليا و مسلما Muhtaram We have received your query with regards to writing up a Will in…