{"id":28493,"date":"2023-09-19T20:41:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=28493"},"modified":"2023-09-19T20:41:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T20:41:51","slug":"do-adopted-children-inherit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/do-adopted-children-inherit\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Adopted Children Inherit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 06774<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: <span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Maulana Ousman Haye<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Question:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"> A husband dies and leaves behind a wife and 2 adopted children. The husband has 1 brother and 1 sister and no parents. Who rightfully inherits from him? No rush<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Firstly, an adopted child does not inherit a fixed share of inheritance from his\/her adoptive parents irrespective if their adoptive parents have biological children or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Thus, we are left with the deceased only leaving behind a wife, a brother, and a sister.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The wife will receive her prescribed share of \u00bc due to the verse in the holy Quran where Allah (swt) says:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201c And your wives will inherit one-fourth of what you leave if you are childless.\u201d (4:12)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Thereafter, the brother and sister will receive shares with the ratio of 2:1 provided that both are full siblings of the deceased. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This is due to the verse in the holy Quran where Allah (swt) says:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u201c The share of the male will be twice that of the female.\u201d (4:11)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Therefore, the brother will inherit \u00bd of what has been left behind from the deceased and the sister will inherit \u00bc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In conclusion, the wife will inherit \u00bc which is equivalent to 25%. The brother will inherit \u00bd which is equivalent to 50%. The sister will inherit \u00bc which is equivalent to 25%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Note: If one of the siblings is only a maternal or paternal sibling of the deceased and not a full sibling, then please write back to us with the full details. What has been mentioned above is based on the fact that both siblings are considered to be full siblings of the deceased.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allah <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knows best.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Maulana Ousman Haye<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0648\u064a\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u062b \u0628\u0625\u062d\u062f\u0649 \u062e\u0635\u0627\u0644 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0628 \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0621.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0627\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0646\u062f\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0666: \u0664\u0664\u0667 \u060c \u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629 \u0631\u0634\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0629)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u0648\u064a\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0631\u062b \u0628\u0631\u062d\u0645 \u0648\u0646\u0643\u0627\u062d \u0648\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0621<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631 \u0644\u062a\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0664 \u0664\u0663\u0660 \u060c \u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (\u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0627\u0631\u060c \u0666: \u0667\u0666\u0662\u060c \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064f\u0628\u064f\u0639\u064f \u0645\u0650\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0625\u0650\u0646 \u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0646 \u0644\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064c \u06da \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064c \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0671\u0644\u062b\u0651\u064f\u0645\u064f\u0646\u064f \u0645\u0650\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0645 \u06da<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621:12)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u064a\u064f\u0648\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0643\u064f\u0645\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0641\u0650\u0649\u0653 \u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0670\u062f\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u06d6 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0630\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u0650 \u0645\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0644\u064f \u062d\u064e\u0638\u0651\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064f\u0646\u062b\u064e\u064a\u064e\u064a\u0652<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621:11)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 06774 &nbsp; Answered by: Maulana Ousman Haye &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; A husband dies and leaves behind a wife and 2 adopted children. 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