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...
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...
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...
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...
QUESTION: A lady who lived alone and had no siblings or children, has passed away. She used to collect Zakaah. Her will states that one of her cousins’ sons is the sole inheritor of all her money. In her home, a lot of money was found. What is the Shari’ee point of...
QUESTION: A commercial property has come into my grandfather’s estate (deceased). The property has now passed to my father and his siblings (6 brothers and 2 sisters). The property has 2 sections, i.e. a shop at the front with rooms at the back section. The rental...
QUESTION: The deceased is survived by the following heirs, viz. 2 sisters, 7 nephews (brother's children), no parents, no wife, no brothers, no children. How should the estate be distributed? ANSWER: According to the Islamic law of succession, the estate will be...
QUESTION: The deceased left behind the following heirs: Mother, Father, 1 daughter (1-year-old) and 2 brothers. How should the estate be distributed amongst them? ANSWER: According to the Islamic law of succession, the estate will be dissolved in the following manner:...