Inheritance
Question
My mother died 3 years ago. She had some property in her name. We recently sold it. Now I needed to know, how we divide the money according to Islamic rules. We are 4 people left 2 daughters (my sisters) 1 son (me) Husband (my father).
Answer
The estate will be divided into 16 equal shares and distributed as follows:
Husband will receive 4 shares
Son will receive 6 shares
Each daughter will receive 3 shares
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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