Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Inheritance Query

· 1 Jumada II 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 39743English

Question

I Have a question on inheritance

i have one daughter , i have no sons , i am not married , my parents are late , i have 2 brothers and 2 sisters

how will my estate be divided

Answer

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

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

If in the eventuality of your demise, you are survived by the following heirs:

Ø Daughter

Ø Brother

Ø Brother

Ø Sister

Ø Sister

Your estate will be divided as follows:

Beneficiaries

Shares

Percentage

Daughter

6 (Half)

50%

Brother

2 (one sixth)

16,66%

Brother

2 (one sixth)

16,66%

Sister

1 (one twelfth)

8,34%

Sister

1 (one twelfth)

8,34%

5 Heirs

12 Shares

100%

Should any of the above relatives precede you in death, the shar’ie ruling will change accordingly.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan

Student Darul Iftaa
Chatsworth, Durban, KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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