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Breastfeeding Nieces And Nephews

Question Is it encouraged/discouraged to breastfeed infant nieces or nephews so that their cousins become Mahrams? Answer We have not […]

10 November 202510 November 2025Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Breastfeeding An Adopted Child (Revised)

Question When a baby girl is adopted and breastfed by the adoptive mother, do the brothers of the adoptive father […]

29 September 202530 September 2025Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Abortion

Question What are the masaa’il (laws) regarding abortion? Answer If abortion is done after ensoulment, then there is no doubt […]

5 December 20245 December 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Maintaining Family Ties

Question We have heard many virtues of maintaining family ties. My question is to what extent should family ties be […]

5 November 20245 November 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Surrogacy

Question Is surrogacy permissible? Answer Surrogacy is the process of giving birth as a surrogate mother or of arranging such […]

16 September 202416 September 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

When Circumcision Must Be Done

Question How soon can circumcision be done after birth? Answer There are various views in regards to when should circumcision […]

19 August 202419 August 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Naming A Child After An Angel

Question I am writing to ask about a baby boys name Mikaeel. Is this name fine to name a child? […]

30 July 202430 July 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Hurmat-e-Musaaharah

Question Please give us some extensive information concerning masaail pertaining to Hurmat-e-Musaaharah. Answer Hereunder are a number of Masaa’il extracted […]

16 March 202414 March 2024Family Matters, Miscellaneous

A Daughter’s Responsibility To Support Her Parents

Question Can you please explain what the responsibilities and duties of care are to parents, once a woman is married.I […]

29 October 202211 April 2026Family Matters, Miscellaneous

Shaving The Hair Of A Baby On The Seventh Day

Question As we know it is Mustahab to shave the hear of a new born Baby on the 7th , […]

24 October 202224 October 2022Family Matters, Miscellaneous

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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.