QUESTION: My late mother left her jewellery in my possession before her passing. I did not distribute it when she passed away, assuming that it was mine since it was given to me for safekeeping. My concern now is whether the jewellery is mine, or should it have been...
QUESTION: Please confirm if it Sunnah to announce at a Mayyit if the Marhoom is owing any money, or if anyone has any claims, to contact the family? ANSWER: Hadrat Zubair Radiallahu Anhu left behind many debts on his demise. When his son paid the debts, the children...
QUESTION: We inherited a family business from our deceased father, who has unsettled money due to me. I owe my late father's heirs money. Can I offset the business debt with the money owed to me? ANSWER: Yes, it is permissible on condition that there is mutual consent...
Question:- If the heir’s consent to a Wasiyyat made in favour of an heir, can they retract from the Wasiyyat? Answer:- The heirs do not have the right of retracting from a Wasiyyat once they have consented to it, provided that the consent or approval was granted after...
QUESTION: A brother, who has recently reverted to Islam, asked if Muslims can inherit from non-Muslims? Are there any special conditions associated with this inheritance? ANSWER: A Muslim does not inherit from a non-Muslim, nor does a non-Muslim inherit from a Muslim....
QUESTION: My late husband and I had a debt of a bond on a second property, together with a large outstanding rates debt. Some family members are not registering the estate so as to delay the process and the debts to be wound up. Is this acceptable? ANSWER: If winding...
QUESTION: My late father passed away recently and we are finalizing the estate. The heirs are my mother, my brother and myself. My father loaned R100 000 to my brother who has been paying it off monthly. How will this aspect be resolved? ANSWER: 1. Your brother should...
QUESTION: A person hired someone to kill his father, so that he can get the inheritance. The hitman killed the father. Does the son inherit? ANSWER: In the queried scenario, the son will not inherit. If it is proven that the murderer acted on behalf of the son, then...