Inheritance

• Distribution Of Inheritance

  My mother, sister and I are the only legal heirs to my father. He has left behind a house. Now, we have mutually decided to sell it. Please let me ascertain the shares of each one, if the price is Rs.20 million

• Do the children of the deceased siblings inherit from their childless uncle

  Dear Ghamidi Sb., AOA,

  I have a question. Zaid dies, had no children. His wife had died earlier. He had 4 brothers and 3 sisters - out of which 2 brothers and 1 sister died before him. Question is: will the kids of these 2 brothers and 1 sister get a share in the inheritance? Is it correct that according to Hanafi Shariya, there is no share for these kids? Pakistan family ordinance 1961 mentions yateem…

• How To Distribute Inheritance?

  A couple has a daughter and also brothers and sisters. I wanted to know how the property would be distributed among the potential heirs in case any or both of them die. What is the share of the step-brothers and step-sisters, if any?

• Inheritance And Testamentary Wills

  We are two sisters (both married) without a brother. My parents are alive and own a house in Islamabad as well as some property in UK. My father has one sister and four brothers and his mother is alive too. He was sharing with me his will a while ago which says that after he expires, if our mother lives in the house which he has built for themselves, we, the sisters must do let…

• Inheritance Of The Prophet

  When Hazrat Fatimah demanded her right to the Garden of Fidk her claim was denied by the authorities on the force of the following concoction: “We, the Prophets, neither inheret nor are we inherited.”

  In her response Hazrat Fatimah quoted the following five verses of the Holy Qur’an against the concocted ḥadīth:
  Sūrah al-Namal, verse 16.
  Sūrah Maryam, verse 6.
  Sūrah al-Anfal, verse 75.
  Sūrah al-Nisa, verse 11.
  Sūrah al-Baqarah, verse 180.

  The first two verses…

• Making A Trust From One’s Legacy

  I wish to establish a special trust for the benefit of my children. I intend to make a will with the conditions that all the property left over by me after my death shall not be sold or inherited but the rental income from the properties be distributed between my sons and daughters in the ratio of 2:1. According to this will, the daughters can benefit during their lifetime only and the offspring of my…

• Questions About Inheritance Laws

  I have a question regarding the inheritance law. I know and totally convinced of the point of view of Mr Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. However I am facing some confusion regarding this point of view.

  In some cases parts of the assets remain after all the stipulated shares are distributed. Who will receive the balance for example 5/12 of the inheritance in some cases?
  The following are other cases that after the distribution, there is…
• Questions Regarding The Inheritance Law

  I have a question about the inheritance law. I am totally convinced in the point of view of Javed Ahmed Ghamidi. However, I have developed a confusion regarding his view in this regard which follows:

  Who receives the balance 5/12 of the inheritance in the following and other cases in which, after the distribution, there remains surplus?

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  Refusing The Sisters Their Legal Share In Inheritance

  My questions relate to problems in inheritance laws. These questions are as follows:

  1. Although in Islam 1/3 property is to be inherited by daughter after the death of father. But usually a situation is created in which sisters have to surrender their share totheir brothers. They are pressurized by their mothers especially to surrender their share in favour of brothers. They are also forced by the brothers and other relatives. Ultimately sisters are compelled to…
  Sharing Income And Expenses

  I live with my family consisting of my mother, unmarried sister, my wife and three sons aged 7,5,3 yrs respectively. My father died in 1985 leaving behind 75 acres of agricultural land. I manage all this land. I am also working with Bank Alfalah Ltd as branch manager. We share our income for running my home and other issues. I am worried that my mother aged 77 would not be able to manage her land,…

  When To Write A Will

  What is the best time to write a will, as death is uncertain? Is it permissible for the husband to bequeath all his wealth to his father? Can a will be executed during the lifetime of the person?

  باقي بچنے والا ترکہ کس کو ديا جائے گا؟
  ترکے کی تقسیم
  تقسیمِ میراث سے متعلق ایک سوال
  حاصل شدہ میراث کی تقسیم
  زندگی میں اپنی جائداد کی تقسیم کیسے؟
  میراث کا ایک قضیہ
  وراثت کی تقسیم
  یتیم پوتے کی وراثت

  Inheritors	Fund Distributed	Surplus
  Only a wife:	=	1/4