Distribution of estate : the basis of the Islamic inheritance system

Fatawa Question

Salam Alaikum, I have got a question about heritage. I am a 19 year old girl and am now in the situation to think about whom to give the amount of money I have in the situation of my death. I could distribute in on my own desire to the person I would like to give it to, but are there any Islamic rules of distribute the estate ? another problem is, that, if it is a rule to give a part of the money to the father, need I to give it to my biological father (non-Muslim) ? Because i am living together with the family of my stepfather (with my real mom who married new) who cares about me as if i am his real daughter. My real father doesn’t care for me normally he does not even pay the money he should pay, although it is a very small amount. That’s why we don’t want that he gets some part of the heritage. So i am only talking about my Muslim family (there are other half brothers and sisters from marriages of my real dad with other women), including my step-dad, a half-sister and a half-brother and my mom. With hope to receive a fast answer, Salam Alaikum, carolin

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Publication Date

2002-06-02

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Financial and Accounting Sciences
Islamic Studies

Topics

• Islamic jurisprudence
• Islamic economics
• Death
• Inheritance
• Real property

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-724134

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