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Fatwa ID: 07500<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Alimah Saleha Bukhari Islam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Respected Recipient(s),<\/span><\/p>\n

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We all understand that, in a human-to-human relationship, we have the obligation to contribute\u00a0to life-related matters of each other, by any\u00a0means according to the circumstances. My father’s and mother\u2019s share of my\u00a0grandfather’s belongings (inheritance)\u00a0have not been given to us by relatives who have it in their possession\/control.\u00a0After my father’s demise, such\u00a0issues get more complicated\u00a0as my mother, my younger brother and my younger sister were being controlled by relatives in different directions.\u00a0I like to put forward 2 questions to your office, which are\u00a0in practice in my social circle for several years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The questions are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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1- Does the Islamic Law\u00a0allow us to get\u00a0our share from those who have that in possession\/control on my grandfathers\u2019 belongings (inheritance) on my father’s side?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Those who have the possession \/ control of those\u00a0assets used to say: why not my father had asked about his share from two agricultural land and a house of his fathers\u2019 belongings (inheritance) during his life? Sometimes they said, why my father did not play his part in taking care of agricultural land which exist in different parts of Punjab?\u00a0My father came to Karachi for his higher education and then settled here for his entire life. How can relevant personnel use such claims, as an argument of not fulfilling their tasks\u00a0based on Islamic Principles?<\/span><\/p>\n

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2- Does the Islamic Law\u00a0allow us to get\u00a0our share from those who have that in possession\/control on my grandfathers\u2019 belongings (inheritance) of mothers\u2019 side?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Those who have the possession \/ control of that asset used to say: why not my mother had asked about her share from her fathers\u2019 belongings when her parents\u2019 were alive? Sometimes they said, my mother does not want her share from her fathers\u2019 belongings (inheritance). How can relevant personnel use such claims, as an argument of not fulfilling their task\u00a0based on Islamic Principles?<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am contacting your office, considering your institution’s vast knowledge and existence in our world on\u00a0<\/span>Islamic Principles<\/b>. In addition to that, your institution’s leadership has international recognition, which become the actual\u00a0inspiration for me to approaching your office.\u00a0People in my social circle are using their ill-fated acts, which eventually creating<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Enmity<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Meanness<\/b>. Such actions not only fall under the category of\u00a0<\/span>falsification<\/b>, but also facilitates the hindering of the true spirit of\u00a0<\/span>Religion Islam<\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>I believe, we are living in the\u00a0<\/span>21st Century<\/b>, and our world is a global village NOW, where sharing of knowledge has become more convenient.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I will be delighted, if you provide information on the above questions in the form of\u00a0<\/span>softcopy (scanned authentic document)<\/b>\u00a0in reply to this e-mail\u00a0<\/span>with all related references from\u00a0<\/b>Quran<\/b>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<\/b>Sunnah<\/b>. Let me assure you, the above 2 questions has no other motives, but to clarify and\/or correct wrong perceptions on the subject within my social circle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanking you in anticipation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Regards.<\/span>
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sadly, disputes regarding the inheritance of wealth are a common occurrence in families, especially when discussions, arrangements and agreements have not been documented and witnessed properly. The laws of inheritance are divine, and their importance can be understood from the fact that Allah \ufdfb has outlined them in the Quran detailing the exact shares which heirs are entitled to. Adhering to the divine laws ensures fairness in distribution and helps prevent further disputes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Allah \ufdfb has appointed fixed shares for those who are eligible to receive inheritance. Allah mentions the share for main heirs and thereafter goes on to mention that the people who obey these rules will go to paradise and those who do not follow what Allah has prescribed will go to hell. Ideally, all rightful heirs should have received their legal share immediately after the death of your grandparents or at least in your father\u2019s lifetime. By not adhering to Sharia law, unfortunately, we give rise to complicated disputes such as this which creates problems between family members.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, the laws of inheritance are clearly specified by Allah \ufdfb in the Quran, where fixed shares have been stipulated for relatives. Nobody has the right to enforce an alternative opinion or to increase or decrease the stipulations. The rightful inheritors are the children of the deceased and their parents (if alive) as they are the nearest in relation, and thereafter the spouse(s) and siblings, if alive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Allah \ufdfb commands us:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAllah commands you regarding your children: the share of the male will be twice that of the female. 1 If you leave only two or more females, their share is two-thirds of the estate. But if there is only one female, her share will be one-half. Each parent is entitled to one-sixth if you leave offspring. 2 But if you are childless and your parents are the only heirs, then your mother will receive one-third. 3 But if you leave siblings, then your mother will receive one-sixth4\u2014after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. 5 <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>Be fair to<\/i>\u02fa<\/i> your parents and children, as you do not <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>fully<\/i>\u02fa<\/i> know who is more beneficial to you. 6 <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>This is<\/i>\u02fa<\/i> an obligation from Allah. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou will inherit half of what your wives leave if they are childless. But if they have children, then <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>your share is<\/i>\u02fa<\/i> one-fourth of the estate\u2014after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. And your wives will inherit one-fourth of what you leave if you are childless. But if you have children, then your wives will receive one-eighth of your estate\u2014after the fulfilment of bequests and debts. And if a man or a woman leaves neither parents nor children but only a brother or a sister <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>from their mother\u2019s side<\/i>\u02fa<\/i>, they will each inherit one-sixth, but if they are more than one, they <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>all<\/i>\u02fa<\/i> will share one-third of the estate1\u2014after the fulfilment of bequests and debts without harm <\/i>\u02f9<\/i>to the heirs<\/i>\u02fa<\/i>.2 This is a commandment from Allah. And Allah is All-Knowing, Most Forbearing.\u201d <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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This indicates that upon the death of your grandfather, your father, his siblings and your grandmother would have been entitled to their shares accordingly. And upon the death of your father, his property, wealth and inheritance should have been distributed between your siblings, your mother, and your grandmother if she was alive. In your mother\u2019s case, because this is her inheritance from her father\u2019s side, and she is alive then she has the right to claim or waive her inheritance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If the rightful inheritors wish to waive or pass on their rights to other relatives, then this can be agreed upon and accepted. Furthermore, a bequeath of up to a 1\/3 of a person\u2019s wealth is permitted for those other than the rightful inheritors but to bequeath more than this amount requires the permission of the rightful inheritors. [Ma\u2019ariful Quran p.340-p.347 v.1]<\/span><\/p>\n

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We advise you to seek counsel from a local Shariah scholar or Shariah council to see if an arrangement can be made for the dispute to be amicably settled with the assistance of an arbitrator. If this fails, then your case can be taken to the civil courts to settle legally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah (\u0639\u0632 \u0648 \u062c\u0644) knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Alimah Saleha Bukhari Islam<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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