{"id":16497,"date":"2020-09-11T11:08:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T11:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=16497"},"modified":"2020-09-11T11:08:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T11:08:23","slug":"can-inheritance-be-distributed-according-to-the-dying-fathers-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/can-inheritance-be-distributed-according-to-the-dying-fathers-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Inheritance be Distributed According to the Dying Fathers Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 04058<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<strong><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana Belaal Ahmed<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<br \/>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">1. My mother passed away in September 2010,<br \/>\n\t2. My father passed away October 2018, leaving three daughters and a son as heirs<br \/>\n\t3. Properties are earned by my father, but he bought all in my mother&#39;s name<br \/>\n\t4. When my father was alive he wished that his properties should be equally divided among his children, that is one son and three daughters<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">My question is as he is no more. Is his wish still to be honored (that is to divide his properties equally among his children that is one son and three daughters) as the three daughters claim, and if not, how should the inheritance of the deceased be distributed?<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span dir=\"RTL\">\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<br \/>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Allah swt has explained to us through verses of the Quran how one should distribute wealth amongst the inheritors according to the command of Allah.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Allah mentions<span dir=\"RTL\">\u0641\u0631\u0636\u064a\u0629<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0645\u0646<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0627\u0646<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0643\u0627\u0646<\/span> <span dir=\"RTL\">\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0645\u0627<\/span>&nbsp; <span dir=\"RTL\">\u062d\u0643\u064a\u0645\u0627<\/span>&nbsp;these fixed shares are ordained by Allah and Allah is ever all-knowing and all-wise (Surah An Nisaa v.11)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Thus, in such a case the father&#39;s request will not be granted, as the children are due to inherit the father&#39;s wealth in all circumstances in accordance with the Islamic law and the above ayat.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">In regards to the above question, the wealth will be distributed amongst the heirs in the following manner:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">&bull; Son will receive 2\/5, which equals to 40%<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">&bull; Daughters will receive 1\/5 EACH, which equals to 20% each.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah Knows Best<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Written by Maulana Belaal Ahmed<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:16px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 04058 Answered by:&nbsp;Maulana Belaal Ahmed &nbsp; Question 1. 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