{"id":31810,"date":"2024-07-18T12:16:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T12:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=31810"},"modified":"2024-07-19T16:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T16:31:46","slug":"family-demands-inheritance-on-a-property-that-is-waqf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/family-demands-inheritance-on-a-property-that-is-waqf\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Demands Inheritance On A Property That Is Waqf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07326<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Answered by: Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar<\/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-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Please provide an Islamic ruling\/fatwa on the following scenario<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">A man (whom we shall hereafter refer to as the \u2018waaqif\u2019) made his house waqf for a madrasa about a year before he died. The waqf nama (deed) was drawn up in which it was stated that he and his current wife will live in the house till he dies, after which the house must be hired out and rental to go the madrasa for which it was made waqf. A condition was that his current wife must be allowed to live in the outbuilding for as along as she lives or until she re-marries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The waaqif was previously married; we will refer to this wife as his the first wife. Waaqif had divorced his first wife a few years before he died. Some while later his first wife (whom he had divorced) also passed away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">When she died, it was discovered that she was married to the waaqif in a civil marriage (as well as Islamic marriage). According to the western law, a civil marriage is by default in community of property. This meant that, according to this western, non-Muslim law, the wife will receive half of his property upon death or divorce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As a result of this, the children of the ex-wife laid claim to their mother\u2019s share (that is, the first wife of the waqif). They are claiming from the madrasa half the value of the property on the basis that their mother was entitled to 50 percent of the property since she was married to their dad in community of property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The questions are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(a) Is the community of property regime a valid concept in Islamic Shariah?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(b) The waaqif built or bought this property with his own funds. The first wife did not contribute towards the building or purchase of the property. Is she entitled to claim 50 percent of the property?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(c) According to Islamic Shariah, are the children entitled to half share of this property based on the community of property regime between their late father and mother?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(d) Is the madrasa obliged to pay them out their share?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(e) Will this money be halaal for the children?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">(f) If the community of property regime is valid according to Islam, what is the status of the waqf made by the waaqif?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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;\"><u><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><u><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">a. The community of property is not Shari\u2019ah compliant. Islamically, what belongs to the husband is his and what belongs to the wife is hers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">b. Islamically, the wife isn&#8217;t entitled to claim 50% of the property. Legally, she will be entitled to 50% unless the waaqif wrote in his will stating that his inheritance should be distributed according to the Islamic Laws of Succession and Inheritance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">c. The children are not entitled to half the share of the property based on the community of property regime. Waqf properties can&#8217;t be inherited so the children won\u2019t inherit any part of the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">d. No, as I mentioned above, waqf can&#8217;t be inherited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">e. No<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">f. N\/A<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.turath.io\/book\/14250?page=363\"><u>\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0634\u0631\u062d \u062a\u0646\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0628\u0635\u0627\u0631 \u0648\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u062d\u0627\u0631 \u0661<\/u>\/\u200f\u0663\u0666\u0669<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0634\u0631\u0639\u0627: (\u062d\u0628\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649) \u062d\u0643\u0645 (\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0642\u0641 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u062f\u0642 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0641\u0639\u0629) \u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0645\u0644\u0629\u060c<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0635\u062d \u0623\u0646\u0647 (\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0647) \u062c\u0627\u0626\u0632 \u063a\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 (\u0648\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u062d\u0628\u0633\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649) \u062d\u0643\u0645 (\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0635\u0631\u0641 \u0645\u0646\u0641\u0639\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062d\u0628) \u0648\u0644\u0648 \u063a\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0632\u0645\u060c \u0641\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0644\u0647 \u0625\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u0631\u062b \u0639\u0646\u0647\u060c \u0648\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a\u0648\u0649<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.turath.io\/book\/7691?page=1055\"><u>\u062a\u062d\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0663<\/u>\/\u200f\u0663\u0667\u0665<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u064e\u0623\u0645\u0627 \u0625\u0650\u0630\u0627 \u062c\u0639\u0644 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u0647 \u0623\u064e\u0648 \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u0641\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0623\u064e\u0648 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u064f\u062c\u064f\u0648\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631 \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0623\u0628\u064a \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u064e\u0629 \u0625\u0650\u0646 \u062c\u0639\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u0641\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062d\u064e\u0627\u0644 \u062d\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0644 \u0648\u064e\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0648\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0647\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0641 \u0635\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u062d\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u062d\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u0652\u062f\u0650\u064a\u0642 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u063a\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0643\u0646\u0649 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0631 \u0625\u0650\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u062a \u0648\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u064e\u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0646\u0630\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u062f\u0642 \u0628\u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0631\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u0644\u0643\u0647 \u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0639\u0647 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u0631\u0641\u0627\u062a \u0641\u0650\u064a\u0647\u0650<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0630\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064e \u064a\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062b\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062b\u064e\u0629 \u0648\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u0646\u0649 \u0642\u064e\u0648\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0627\u064a\u0650\u062e \u0625\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0641 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u064a\u062c\u0648\u0632 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f \u0623\u0628\u064a \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u064e\u0629 \u0623\u064e\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0641 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062d\u0643\u0645 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u0647 \u0628\u0644 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0646\u0630\u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0635\u062f\u0642 \u0628\u063a\u0644\u062a\u0647 \u0648\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0639\u0647<\/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;\">Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07326 &nbsp; &nbsp; Answered by: Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; Please provide an Islamic ruling\/fatwa on the following scenario &nbsp; A&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31810"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31810"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31908,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31810\/revisions\/31908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}