{"id":35500,"date":"2025-02-02T00:07:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T00:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=35500"},"modified":"2025-02-02T00:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T00:08:25","slug":"inheritance-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/inheritance-scenario\/","title":{"rendered":"Inheritance Scenario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07891<\/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>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em>I had a question regarding inheritance. My uncle (dad\u2019s brother) died a year and a half ago and had the following relatives alive on his death. He had no children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0 His wife<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0 1 sister.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0 4 nephews (Deceased brother\u2019s sons)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0 3 Nieces (deceased brother\u2019s daughters)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0 2 nephews (deceased sister\u2019s sons)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The inheritance had not been distributed yet and his sister died a year after his death, but before distribution of his wealth. She is survived by 4 daughters. She had no son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">He didn\u2019t make any wasiyya.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Would you please advise how his wealth will be distributed among his relatives?<\/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;\"><strong><u>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><u>Answer:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">In the case that an individual passes away without any Wasiya, their inheritance will be taken as is, and will be divided according to the Islamic laws of inheritance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">First and foremost, the deceased\u2019s funeral expenses and debts must be paid off from the wealth they left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Thereafter, their net assets (money, property, gold, etc.) will be calculated and the inheritance will be calculated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We will begin by looking at those whom Islam has given fixed shares. In this case, they will be the wife and sister. The wife will be entitled to 1\/4 (25%) of the estate because the deceased had no children. The sister is entitled to 1\/2 (50%) of the estate as there are no direct descendants (children or parents) and no other surviving brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Next, we will take into account the male heirs (asabah) as the remaining estate goes to them. In this case, the deceased\u2019s brother&#8217;s sons will receive the remaining 1\/4th, which will be divided amongst the four of them equally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As for the other nieces and nephews, they do not receive a share because the nephews from the deceased brother are more entitled and will block them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Final Distribution:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Wife: 25%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Sister: 50%<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Each Nephew (4): 6.25%<\/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;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.turath.io\/book\/13784?page=409\">\u0645\u0646\u062d\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0634\u0631\u062d \u062a\u062d\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0648\u0643 \u0661\/\u200f\u0664\u0663\u0666\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647: (\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c\u0629 \u0644\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628\u0639: \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u062f \u0648\u0648\u0644\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0628\u0646) \u0648\u0627\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0623\u0648 \u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631\u060c \u0644\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0647 \u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0649: \ufd3f\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\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\u0652 \u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0646\u0652 \u0644\u064e\u0643\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064c\ufd3e [\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621: \u0661\u0662].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.turath.io\/book\/5423?page=5914\">\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0628\u0633\u0648\u0637 \u0644\u0644\u0633\u0631\u062e\u0633\u064a \u0662\u0669\/\u200f\u0661\u0665\u0667<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0649 \ufd3f\u0625\u0646\u0652 \u0627\u0645\u0652\u0631\u064f\u0624\u064c \u0647\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0643\u064e \u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064c \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064f\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064c\ufd3e [\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0627\u0621: \u0661\u0667\u0666] \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0651\u064f\u0647\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064f \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u0623\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u0645\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0633\u064d \u062d\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0633\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062a \u0639\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0647\u064f \u0639\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064b \u0641\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e \u0645\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064f\u0647\u064f \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0625\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062c\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064f\u062e\u0652\u062a\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u0650\u0635\u0652\u0641\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0637\u0650 \u0639\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0652 \u064a\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0644\u0652 \u0644\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u0650\u0635\u0652\u0641\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0633\u0652\u0645\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u0650 \u062d\u064e\u0642\u0650\u064a\u0642\u064e\u0629\u064b \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0630\u0651\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0631\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064f\u0646\u0652\u062b\u064e\u0649 \u062c\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064b\u0627.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07891 &nbsp; &nbsp; Answered by: Alimah Saniyah bint Asrar &nbsp; Question: \u00a0 \u00a0I had a question regarding inheritance. 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