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Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah)
461 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah), part of Inheritance & Wills. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Islamic Wills (Wasiyyah) fatawa — page 5 of 12
- Ask Imaam20 Jan 2019
Inheritance Question
Assalamualaikum A question on how to distribute inheritance given the following scenario. A female marhoom passed away leaving a husband, two sons…
Mehrazur Rahman - Mufti Online20 Dec 2018
Will a muslim inherit from his non-muslim relative in a non-muslim country?
What is the shar’ee ruling regarding inheritance between Muslims and non-Muslims? In other words, is it permissible for Muslims to inherit from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Nov 2018
Inheritance calculator website; wasiyyah
Asalamo Elekum Wa Rahmatullah. May Allah bless you and your team for serving muslim comunnity and doing great effort to correct the belief of…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Will one's brother's daughters inherit from one's estate?
A man passed away leaving behind 1 sister, 2 daughters of his deceased brother, 1 daughter of his decseased sister and a few male cousins from his…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam9 Nov 2018
Estate Distribution
As-salaamu alaykum, I have a question regarding Islamic inheritance law and the rightful inheritors in the scenario I will explain. An unmarried man…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam2 Nov 2018
Inheritance: Stepchildren
As-Salaam-Alaikum I have a question regarding inheritance please.: A father has 5 sons two daughters One of the son and a daughter are not his they…
- Ask Imaam30 Oct 2018
Inheritance and financial issues
Z is 46 years old and living abroad. To meet day to day basic expenditures of his wife and sons, he is working 7 days a week and does 3 night…
Mirza Mahmood Baig - Mufti Online28 Oct 2018
How will the estate be divided if the deceased spouse had a joint bank account?
My parents had a joint bank account. Recently my father died. Now will the whole amount or half the amount in this account belong to my mother? Or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2018
Inheritance.
Salamalikum wa rahmatuallh hi wa baratahu, I have only one child, a daughter. I have read that, a sole daughter can’t inherit the entire estate…
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2018
Will my sister’s inherit from our mother’s share?
Assalamualaikum My mother has a share in the house (along with 3 brothers) as decided by my dad, whilst another property was given to two sisters.…
Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo - Mufti Online16 Sep 2018
Preparing one's will according to Shariah
I need to do my will but do not know what percentage the distribution should be. I am married, have 1 son and 2 daughters and a mother. Also with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Sep 2018
Do the grandchildren inherit from their grandfather?
Salamalikum wa rahmatuallh hi wa baratahu, We had an elder sister who had passed away 8 years ago. At that time both my parents were alive. My…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam7 Sep 2018
Will an estranged daughter inherit from her father?
Title: will the daughter be entitled to a share in the inheritance? as salaam u alaikum Mr abdullah passed away at age of 70. he was married at 30…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online5 Sep 2018
Distributing an estate according to an unislamic will
My mother passed away not long ago (my father died 20 years ago) and she left a will that her home was to be sold and the proceeds shared equally…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Sep 2018
Can a son inherit from a non-Muslim father?
Salaam. Muslim girl and non muslim guy get married without performing nikkah. After the marriage a son is born and after a few years the couple get…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Ask Imaam9 Aug 2018
Promise to pray nafl for repeating a sin; rights to property interfering with meeraath
1. Sir if i intented to leave a sin. And i promised myself if i repeat a sin, i will pray nafls. And if after that i forgot or didnt prayed , do i…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2018
Meerath Query
A deceased women left 1 husband 1 daughter 1 mother 1 father 2 brothers and 1 sister. I would like to know how the wealth be distributed amongst the…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online11 Apr 2018
Making a bequest for an heir
I am married for the second time and have no kids from my second wife, but she has her own kids, and I have kids from my first wife. If I leave some…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Apr 2018
Will an unborn child inherit?
A man has two sons and two daughters. He then writes out his final will and testament and later passes away not knowing that his wife is in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Mar 2018
Can one inherit the property attained through a loan?
My parents aquired most of their property (which they have planned for me to inherit) via loans and the loan have been paid back to the bank so the…
Ridwaan Ibn Khalid Esmail [Kasak] - Mufti Online21 Mar 2018
Who will inherit from the deceased?
Is it correct that the only people who will inherit from the deceased are his parents, children and spouse?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2018
Who will inherit from the deceased?
Is it correct that the only people who will inherit from the deceased are the husband, wife, children and parents? Is it compulsory for these heirs…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Mar 2018
Father bestowing a house to the daughter in his lifetime.
I ask this question to You(db) with regards to inheritance. My wife's father passed away about four(4) months ago. It's only after the death of her…
Muhammad IV Patel - Ask Imaam3 Mar 2018
Will I inherit from my grandparents?
ؐy mother passed away when both her parents(my grandparents)were alive.then later both of them also passed away.i want to know that whether i am a…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online15 Feb 2018Roman Urdu
Betiyo ke liye wasiyyat karna
Agar walid ne kaha ho ki meri property ya har chiz mai betiyo ka koi hissa nahi hai or maine inki shadiya kardi hai baki 2 lakh rupee or die jaege…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Feb 2018
Inheritance
I wanted to ask a question regarding Islamic will as my dad wants to write his will. He currently has two properties, first one in uk which is on my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Jan 2018
Inheritance Query
How is the estate to be divided when a deceased male leaves a wife, one daughter, one brother and one sister. Jazakala
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Will a foster child inherit from foster parents?
When I was born my mother was mistakenly given a Muslim baby boy (someone's else's child). She fed him once, then fed him again. She realized that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2017
Bequest of a non-Muslim
I would like to know the ruling on wills from non-Muslim parents. I understand that one cannot recieve any money or possessions stipulated in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2017
Leaving one's wealth to a relative after one passes away
I have an elderly relative, who is unmarried, and whose closest family is her niece and nephew, and their children. These are her niece and nephew…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Oct 2017
Performing Hajj for a person who did not make any bequest for Hajj-e-badal
My mother passed away 38 years ago. She made her niyyat to perform her hajj but she passed away before she could do it. My mother had two children…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2017
Doing Hajj-e-badl for a person who did not make a bequest
A person passed away without fulfilling his/her hajj. Can the family pay someone living in Makkah to do the hajj on behalf of the person that passed…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2017
Importance of preparing an Islamic will
Is it mandatory for every Muslim to make a will before death?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 Sep 2017
Various questions on wasiyyah (bequest)
Assalamu Alaikum, Zaid during his lifetime made an agreement in which he mentioned "This 2000 sqft property of mine will belong to me during my…
Muhammad IV Patel - Ask Imaam9 Aug 2017
Rights of heirs
Herewith a few questions I need advise and Sariah guidance : Our father passed away and was a director / shareholder in companies and businesses…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online2 Aug 2017
Bequest for heirs
We are in the process of winding up my father's estate, who passed away a couple of years ago, and are unclear on a specific scenario we have picked…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Aug 2017
Inheritance Case
Question: Bismihi Ta'ala As-Salaamu alaikum warahmatullah wabarakaatuhu Muhtaram, Hadhrat Mufti Saheb (daamat barakaatuhum) My father passed away…
Anas Ullah Sharieff - Ask Imaam24 Apr 2017
Inheritance Query
Assalam O Alaikum, I would like to seek guidance on a specific case related to inheritance, A person had 6 sons & 2 daughters and he died leaving…
Imran Faruk - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017
Will foster children inherit
What is the position of foster children when it comes to inheriting?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 Mar 2017
Inheritance query
My friends father has passed away. And he has asked me to help him with the following wurathaa shares. Left behind A Wife 3 sons 1 daughter.
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