Can u tell me how the inheritance will be distributed according to the following scenario
Question
Can u tell me how the inheritance will be distributed according to the following scenario:
Husband dead leaving behind wife, one son, one daughter with one parent of father, one brother and two sisters and both parents of wife and one brother and 4 sisters.
Wife dead leaving behind husband, one son, one daughter and rest of all above relatives as in 1.
Both husband and wife dead leaving behind one son, one daughter and rest of all relatives as in 1.
Answer
The heirs in all three queries are not clear. The statement “….with one parent of father …” is not clear. You also refer to this in queries two and three.
According to our understanding, in the first instance the deceased was survived by a wife, son, daughter, father, mother in law, father in law, brother in law and sister in law. If this understanding is correct, the estate will be divided into 72 equal shares as follows
Wife 9 shares
Son 34 shares
Daughter 17 shares
Father 12 shares
The mother in law, father in law, brother in law and sister in law do not inherit.
In the second instance if the deceased was survived by husband, son, daughter and father, the estate will be divided into 36 equal shares as follows
Husband 9 shares
Son 14 shares
Daughter 7 shares
Father 6 shares
The in laws do not inherit.
In the third instance if the deceased was survived by a son, daughter, and father, the estate will be divided into 18 equal shares as follows
Son 10 shares
Daughter 5 shares
Father 3 shares
And Allah Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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