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Throwing Dates After Nikaah

Question Is it a sunnah to throw dates in the air and at people after a nikkah? Answer The Fuqaha […]

14 September 202120 September 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Duas To Get Married

Question I would like to get married and settle down in sha Allah. Please advise suitable duas and namaaz to […]

7 September 202121 September 2021Duas and Wazaaif, Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Nikaah Misyar And The Wife Waiving Her Right Of Financial Support

Question Will nikkah be permissable if there is a condition that the wife waves the right of the husbnd to […]

1 September 20211 September 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Communication Between Future Spouses

Question What is the permissible form of communication between an adult male and adult female looking toward marriage? No proposal […]

30 August 202125 July 2024Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Equality Among Wives

Question I have a question regarding polygamy. What other things besides البيتوتة, that the husband must provide equally to all […]

24 August 202124 August 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

What To Read For A Good Proposal

Question What should one read for a good proposal? Answer Marriage is one of the most important aspects of one’s […]

16 August 202130 August 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Kaafir Marrying The Daughter Of His Previous Wife

Question If a kaafir marry the daugther of his previous wife, and then subsequently embraces islam, will that marraige be […]

11 August 202111 August 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

Seeing A Potential Spouse Before Marriage

Question My parents are currently looking for a suitable spouse for me, many of the boys would first like to […]

10 August 202111 August 2021Marriage And Divorce, Miscellaneous

The Wife Accepting Islam

Question In a Christian marriage if the wife decides to convert to Islam but not the husband, what is the […]

17 June 202129 June 2021Marriage And Divorce, 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.