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Category: Appearance And Attire

Trimming Overgrown Eyebrows

Question An elderly person has overgrown eyebrows but it is not blocking his vision, is it permissible to trim it? […]

4 April 20254 April 2025Appearance And Attire

Multiple Ear Piercings

Question How many piercings is a girl allowed to have on the ears? Also, is it permissible to pierce the […]

18 January 202518 January 2025Appearance And Attire

Garments Below The Ankles

Question What is the ruling regarding garments hanging below the ankles? Answer The Shari’ah has prohibited man from allowing his […]

16 December 202416 December 2024Appearance And Attire

Prohibition Of Dying The Hair Black

Question Why is it not allowed to dye the hair black? Answer It is mentioned in a Hadeeth that the […]

16 November 202416 November 2024Appearance And Attire

Mehndi Made From Tea Leaves

Question Normal mendhi is made with the leaves of a plant. A certain type of mendhi is now being made […]

2 October 20242 October 2024Appearance And Attire

Women Wearing Anklets

Question Is it permissible for women to wear anklets? Answer It is permissible for women to wear anklets as long […]

25 September 202425 September 2024Appearance And Attire

Males Keeping Long Hair Or Shaving The Hair

Question I have heard from a number of Ulama that, only during Hajj and Umrah, Prophet (SAW) had Halaq i.e. […]

22 July 202422 July 2024Appearance And Attire

The Number Of Tails On A Turban

Question What is the sunnah number of tails on a turban? Answer Some narrations mention one tail and other narrations […]

15 May 202415 May 2024Appearance And Attire

Cutting The Nails In Haidh Or Days Of Zul-Hijjah

Question Is it better to cut my nails in the state of haidh at the end of zul qadah or […]

15 May 202415 May 2024Appearance And Attire, Haidh And Nifaas, Tahaarah

The Ruling Of Niqaab (The Veil)

Question Please explain the ruling of Niqaab (face covering) for women. Answer Introduction to the Veil Evil has always been […]

9 March 202416 March 2024Appearance And Attire

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Full Cousin

Father's full brother's sons are eligible to inherit.

Father's full sister's sons are not eligible to inherit.

 

Full Uncle

Father’s full brothers are eligible to inherit.

Mothers’s full brothers are not eligible to inherit.

 

Full Nephew

Full Brother's sons are eligible to inherit.

Full Sister's sons are not eligible to inherit.

 

Great Grandfather

Father’s father’s fathers are eligible to inherit.

Father’s mother’s fathers and mother’s father’s fathers are not eligible to inherit.

 

Great Grandson

Son's son’s sons are eligible to inherit.

Son’s daughter’s sons and daughter's son’s sons are not eligible to inherit.

 

Great Granddaughter

Son's son’s daughters are eligible to inherit.

Son's daughter’s daughters and daughter's son’s daughters are not eligible to inherit.

 

Consanguine Sister

Sisters who share the same father but have different mothers.

 

Consanguine Brother

Brothers who share the same father but have different mothers.

 

Uterine Sister

Sisters who share the same mother but have different fathers.

 

Uterine Brother

Brothers who share the same mother but have different fathers.

 

Full Sister

Sisters who share the same father and the mother.

 

Full Brother

Brothers who share the same father and the mother.

 

Granddaughter

Son's daughters are eligible to inherit. Daughter's daughters are not eligible to inherit.

Granddaughters from adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.

 

Grandson

Son's sons are eligible to inherit. Daughter's sons are not eligible to inherit.

Grandsons from adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.

 

Grandmother

The grandmothers listed below are eligible to inherit:

  1. Father's mother.
  2. Paternal grandfather's mother.
  3. Paternal grandmother's mother.
  4. Mother's mother.
  5. Maternal grandmother’s mother.

 

Grandfather

Paternal grandfathers are eligible to inherit.

Maternal grandfathers are not eligible to inherit.

 

Father

A biological father alone is eligible to inherit, not a step-father.

An illegitimate father is not eligible to inherit from his illegitimate son.

Mother

The biological mother alone is eligible to inherit, not a step-mother.

Daughter(s)

Daughters of the deceased's living husbands/wives, deceased husbands/wives, or divorced wives are all eligible to inherit.

Adopted daughters and step-daughters are not eligible to inherit.

A daughter born out of wedlock is entitled to inherit from her deceased mother but not from her deceased father.

Son(s)

Sons of the deceased's living husband/wives, deceased husband/wives or divorced husband/wives are all eligible to inherit.

Adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.

A son born out of wedlock is entitled to inherit from his deceased mother, but not from his deceased father.

Wife/Wives

All women who were in the Nikaah of a man at the time of his demise are eligible to inherit from their husband's estate, regardless of whether the Nikaah was consummated or not.

If a man passed away during the Iddah period of a wife who had been issued a Talaaq-e-Rajee (revocable divorce), the wife remains eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate. Conversely, if the husband passed away after the Iddah period had expired, the wife is not eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate.

If the husband issued a Talaaq-e-Baain (irrevocable divorce), or the divorce occurred via Khula (divorce initiated by the wife), the divorced wife is not eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate, regardless of whether the divorce was issued during her Iddah period or not.

Husband

A man is eligible to inherit from a woman who was in his Nikaah at the time of her demise, irrespective of whether the Nikaah was consummated or not.

A man does not inherit from his ex-wife.