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What is the ruling regarding goodwill in islam?

Published as Goodwill and Inheritance

· 14 Rabiʻ II 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 34921English

Question

What is the ruling regarding goodwill in islam? If a man owns a business and dies, leaving behind a wife and children, how will the value of the shares be calculated for inheritence purposes?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

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Kindly explain the reason for the query and its context.

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And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
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