Fatwa ID: 05939
Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji
Question:
Does a mentally ill daughter inherit from her deceased mother.?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The right to inherit is established from The Quran.1 Being mentally ill will not prevent her from inheriting the money. In this case, she will inherit the money, and her caretaker may look after it for her.
Only Allah knows best
Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
1 Surah An-Nisa verse 11
