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Distribution under general inheritance rules : inheritance of husband and wife
Fatawa Question
Salaam Alaykum, I have a question arising from the revocable living trust document you sent me. On page 60, Case number 5a where surviving heirs are only wife or husband, no other relatives. The share of the remainder is 1 / 4 to wife, or 1 / 2 to husband and the rest (3 / 4 or 1 / 2) goes to ISNA or charity. The question is if this is a Shari'ah position or if this was a personal preference. In other words, can the remainder of the estate go to the spouse or must it be distributed as above. If the answer to the above question is yes (i.e. wife or husband cannot inherit more than 1 / 4 or 1 / 2 in the case of no other relatives), then who is eligible for the remainder ? Any charity ? Any non-relative ? etc. I look forward to your response. Thank you.
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Publication Date
2007-03-27
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies
No. of Pages
2
Data Type
Fatawa
Language
English
Record ID
BIM-784675
American Psychological Association (APA)
Qahf, Mundhir. 2007-03-27. Distribution under general inheritance rules : inheritance of husband and wife. .
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Qahf, Mundhir. Distribution under general inheritance rules : inheritance of husband and wife. 2007-03-27.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Qahf, Mundhir. 2007-03-27. Distribution under general inheritance rules : inheritance of husband and wife.
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