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my widowed aunt has no parents or children. she has 1 brother and 5 sisters. her brother has 3 sons and 1 daughter.

· 13 Shaʻban 1427 AH1 min readFatwa 14526English

Question

my widowed aunt has no parents or children. she has 1 brother and 5 sisters. her brother has 3 sons and 1 daughter.

who will inherit and what share if:

1) she dies today

2) only her brother pre-deceases her

salaams, ebrahim

Answer

If your aunt is survived by her one brother and five sisters, her estate will be divided into 7 equal shares. The brother will inherit two shares and each sister will inherit one share.

If your aunt is survived by her five sisters, her (late) brothers, three sons and one daughter, then the sister will inherit two thirds of the estate and the brother’s 3 sons will inherit the remaining one third in equal shares. The niece (late brother’s son) will not inherit.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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