Nasihah (Advice): Forbearance & Gentleness Sayyiduna Jareer Bin Abdullah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Whoever is deprived of forbearance and gentleness is, in fact, deprived of all good.” (Sahih Muslim) ______________________________ Question and Answer: If any heir, during the lifetime of the …
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QUESTION Assalam Aleikum Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh. My late husband was paying a certain percentage on his Pension Fund and his Employer also for his retirement benefit. I am the beneficiary with accordance to the country laws plus the minors. My husband has other children from his ex-wife and since we are …
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Nasihah (Advice): As you give so shall you receive Sayyidatuna Asmaa Radhiyallahu Anha reports that Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Give (in charity) and do not give reluctantly lest Allah should give you in a limited amount; and do not withhold your money lest Allah should withhold it from you.” (Sahih …
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Nasihah (Advice): Blessings in a transaction Sayyiduna Hakeem Ibn Hizaam Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallamsaid, “Both parties in a business transaction have a right to annul it so long as they have not separated; and if they tell the truth and make everything clear to each …
Read More »Does a woman who was divorced, inherit from the estate of her recently deceased husband?
Nasihah (Advice): Signs of the End Time Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “By the One in whose hand is my soul, this world will not end until a man will pass by a grave, and will roll on it and say: …
Read More »Taking out a Life Insurance Policy to avoid Estate Duty Taxes
Question: Assalaamu Alaykum Mufti Saheb, the escalating burden of Estate duty that is being imposed by the South African government once a person passes away has become quite a scary and burdensome scenario for the living dependants. I am told that there is a fatwa that has been passed …
Read More »Guidelines on Preparing one’s Will & Testament Islamically
QUESTION Can you please provide me with general guidelines that would help me prepare my last Will and testament according to Islamic law? ANSWER In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Writing and preparing a Will is undoubtedly very important, especially in non-Muslim countries, insuring that upon death, …
Read More »What is the shar’i ruling of hermaphrodites with regards to marriage and inheritance?
1.What is the shar’ee ruling regarding a hermaphrodite with regards to: a)marriage b) inheritance? 2. In a case where a man married a hermaphrodite, not knowing her natural phenomenon (as he/she is predominantly feminine in features) happens to find out after the nikah has been performed, what is the ruling …
Read More »Guidelines on Preparing an Islamic Will and Testament
http://www.islamicteachings.org Can you please provide me with general guidelines that would help me prepare my last Will and testament according to Islamic law? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Writing and preparing a Will is undoubtedly very important, especially in non-Muslim countries, insuring that …
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Nasihah (Advice): Do not be desirous of the world Sayyiduna Abdullah Bin Masood Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: “Do not take to the estate (do not be desirous of it), such that you become desirous of the world.” (Tirmidhi) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …
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