Inheritance

Bequest From A Mentally Ill Individual

I have some questions regarding an Aaqil Baaligh person when it comes to inheritance, Wasiyat: Q1) Who determines whether a person is considered 'Aaqil Baaligh'? Is it based purely on physical maturity, or are mental and psychological conditions taken into account...

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Follow Up Query: Inheritance

Q1) As per the previous query, please clarify if the minors qualify for inheritance from their grandfather's estate? (NB. Their uncle and aunt are still alive) A1) Due to the Uncle and the Aunt being alive, the Marhoom's children will not inherit. They will only...

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Distribution Of Estate

QUESTION: Please clarify the distribution of a Marhoom's estate. He is survived by his wife, one son, and four daughters. Can the mother be instructed to pay the shares of the children while she is still alive? ANSWER: According to the Islamic law of succession, the...

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Distribution Of Inheritance

QUESTION: A woman passed away and is survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters. Her husband and parents are also deceased. However, one daughter predeceased her mother, and she is survived by children. How should the estate be distributed according to Islamic inheritance...

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Murtad Inheriting From A Muslim

A family owns a property in Johannesburg and there are many heirs who receive rental income from it. The property is in the process of being sold Insha'Allah. My late brother has two children, a son and a daughter, who are no longer Muslim. His daughter's whereabouts...

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Distribution of Inheritance

Q1. Please assist in distributing an amount of R700 000 between a deceased’s wife, his one son and four daughters? A1. According to the Islamic law of succession, the estate will be dissolved in the following manner: a) The burial expenses will be paid by the estate...

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Inheritance Dispute

QUESTION: My 76-year-old mother lives alone. We are 5 children, 1 son and 4 daughters. My parents were married in community of property according to South African law, and paid for their house through their business, wherein my mother also worked. My late father's...

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Ownership Of Property

QUESTION: During his lifetime, my father purchased a residential property. However, the property was registered in the name of my uncle. My brother lived in the property, rent-free, as per my father's wishes. My father had, during his lifetime, verbally expressed his...

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