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Category: Postures

Performing The Two Sunnats Of Fajr After The Jamaat Has Begun

Question I went to the masjid expecting Jamaat to be at 5AM, however it was 4:45AM. I rushed to another […]

11 May 202611 May 2026Postures, Salaah

Sitting Cross Legged In Qa’dah (The Tashahhud Position)

Question If  a person sits cross-legged in  the Tashahhud posture of Salaah, what is the status of the Salaah? Answer […]

5 April 20255 April 2025Postures, Salaah

Women Performing Salaah In The Masjid

Question Why is it better for women to perform Salaah at home and not in the Masjid? Answer Firstly, it […]

10 March 202510 March 2025Postures, Salaah

Joining The Fingers In Sajdah

Question In the commentary of Mishkaat Shareef it is mentioned the according to Ibn Hajar Rahimahullah that it is Sunnah […]

18 July 202418 July 2024Postures, Salaah

Anasheed With Musical Tones And Rapping Anasheed

Question 1. We were taught that music and musical tones are impermissible. Nowadays, there are “nasheeds” that have musical tones. […]

11 July 202411 July 2024Postures

Board Games, Table-Tennis Etc.

Question Is it permissible to play board games such as ludo, monopoly, snakes and ladders etc. What is the Sharee […]

7 July 202412 July 2024Postures

Voting

Question 1. Is voting in a an election in a democratic system a means towards the fulfilment of a sacred […]

26 May 202426 May 2024Postures

Addressing A Mixed Gathering Due To A Fear That A Deviant Sect Might Take The Platform

Question What should I do if I’m called to speak at a gathering where a crowd is mixed between men […]

11 May 202411 May 2024Postures

Addressing Mixed Gatherings

Question Is it fine for a Muslim scholar (a Sheikh) to give lectures to a mixed class/hall of men and […]

10 May 202410 May 2024Postures

Qailoolah

Question What is Qailoolah? Answer According to Kitaabs of Tafseer, Qailoolah refers to taking a rest in the afternoon after […]

6 April 20246 April 2024Postures

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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.