Inheritance

  Nasihah (Advice):The importance of studying the Laws of Inheritance and Succession    Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayi Wasallam said: “Learn the laws of the Quran and the laws of inheritance, and teach the people, for I will not live forever.” (Tirmidhi)   __________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. As a …

Nasihah (Advice): The Guidance of the Quraan Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “The book of Allah contains guidance and light, whoever adheres to it and holds firm onto it, is upon guidance, and whoever deviates from it, goes astray.” (Muslim) _______________________________________   Question and Answer: Q. My father stipulated in his Will …

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasilla said: “If you trust upon Allah as He ought to be trusted, then He would provide for you just as a bird is provided for. It goes out in the morning hungry and it returns full.” (Tirmidhi)   __________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Please help…My …

 Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbaas (Radiyallahu Anhu) says that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) gave him the following advice: “When you ask (for your needs), ask from Allah, and when you seek help, seek help from Allah.” (Tirmizi, Hadith #: 2516) Question and Answer: Q. We are winding up my father’s estate and …

Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Shaddaad bin Aus (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “The intelligent person is the one who keeps a check on himself and does actions that will benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who follows his desires and places …

Question: Is a person allowed to disinherit an heir? Does it have an effect if it was done? A person has drawn up his Will and allocated assets to whoever he wishes, is this in order? Do gifts given away in ones lifetime fall into the state of the deceased? …

<QUESTION> Please advise how to write a Will for an older couple who have cash saved for retirement, and their children are well settled? They would want the other to have all their money when one dies. Do the Inheritance Laws of Shariah apply in this case? Or only apply …

Q. Kindly advise me on the following scenario My parent passed away, left islamic will, one parent still alive Parents were married community of property not anc How will distribution affect my parent not married anc and with islamic will left behind Who do i contact for resolving estate   …

Nasihah:  Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’oud (Radiyallahu Anhu) used to say: “Whenever you pray Salaah, you are knocking on the door of the King (Allah) and whoever continues knocking on the door of the king, it will eventually be opened for him” ____________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q. I have no children, …

Question and Answer: Q. My father has decided to give our inheritance to us in his lifetime so that there is no dispute after his demise. He has given my brothers double the amount that he has given me due me being his daughter. Is this fair in the shari’ah …