Inheritance and community property : inheritance of community property

Fatawa Question

AssalamoAlaikum A husband and wife had a house jointly on their names. The husband worked bringing the money while the wife did not work to bring in money but stayed at home as a housewife looking after their 2 boys and 3 daughters. Now the wife died in 2002 and the husband transferred the wife portion of the property on his name. [Question one] : is this right according to the laws of Islam ? all the 5 children are alive is the children entitled to the portion of their mother's joint property held together between father and mother ? A man dies leaving 2 sons, 3 daughters and a wife. The wife is not the mother of the children. The mother of the 5 children died. The husband remarried but has no children from this wife. [Question Two] : how should the estate of the deceased has to be distributed ? Please reply direct to my e-mail. Shukran. Please do not put my name on the internet.

Fatwa

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Publication Date

2007-09-04

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

No. of Pages

2

Data Type

Fatawa

Language

English

Record ID

BIM-784955

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