Benefiting the Deceased
476 questions
What is the share of each heir from the estate of a man who died and left behind a wife, five daughters, two brothers, and five sisters, and what is the ruling on the wife's taking possession of the deceased's house and benefiting from its rent, and how can she be compelled to enable the heirs to claim their rights after her procrastination?
What is the legal ruling on the Ottoman State's ownership transfer of Miri lands to people, and is it considered ownership or a loan, knowing that the Sharia courts in Palestine distribute them equally between male and female upon the death of their owners?
Is it permissible to perform Khatmas (recitations of the entire Quran) and read the Quran for the deceased in homes or centers for teaching the Quran, and what is the ruling on placing bottles of water to be recited upon during these Khatmas?
Am I permitted to donate a third of my mother's estate, which she bequeathed, knowing that she had gifted me her house before her passing, and that I was her sole provider?
What is the ruling on inheritance if a man dies leaving a wife, male and female children, and commercial properties whose moral value (the "reputation of the shops") exceeds their material value, and more than 30 years have passed since his death without the estate being divided, and his wife and one of his children have died after him? Is it now obligatory to divide the estate, and how should this situation be handled, considering the disagreement among the heirs and the lack of liquidity?
Is it permissible for the Friday preacher to eulogize a deceased person on the pulpit during the sermon and ask the worshippers to pray for him?
ما حكم زراعة الخلايا الجذعية في الدين الإسلامي؟
Is the phrase "for the soul of my father" permissible when giving charity or supplicating for the deceased, and if not, what should be said, and will the reward for previous deeds we have performed be lost?
What are the appropriate supplications for my deceased son who was not yet ten years old? Will he be held accountable, given that he had not reached puberty? And is his death considered martyrdom?
Is the father entitled to retract his promise to his deceased son that he would own two rooms in his house, and to dispose of them to another son? And does the divorced wife of the deceased son or his children inherit anything from that?
Is it permissible for the deceased to bequeath a sum of money to his brother's children if his wife agrees, knowing that they inherited by ta'sib (agnatic inheritance), and given the saying of one of the muftis, "There is no bequest to an heir"?
What is the ruling on refusing the request of Muslim doctors not to provide the sick mother with a ventilator in the future, under the pretext of their despair of her recovery?
Am I obligated to care for my deceased brother's wife and daughter?
What is the ruling on a father writing land to his grandchildren or retracting a gift, and is it permissible to favor some children in giving gifts?
Is a disability in the eldest daughter's hand considered a justification for allocating a portion of money or property to her, to the exclusion of her siblings, through a will, and what is the difference between a will and inheritance in this case?
Does seeing a deceased mother in a dream indicate her satisfaction with her son, and is that considered a form of honoring one's parents after their death, and is this vision a true one?
Does my passion for listening to poems and mentions of death, and my delight in its absolute pronouncements, mean that my demise is near, as it is said that the deceased feels the approach of their death?
What is the share of each heir from the deceased's inheritance, in the case of leaving behind: one daughter, three paternal half-brothers, in addition to two paternal half-brothers who have been missing for 45 and 50 years?
Is a son considered disobedient to his father if he cancels the legal power of attorney that authorizes him to dispose of his deceased mother's house, especially since the father believes the house belongs to him alone, with no right for the children in it?
Is it permissible to donate organs after death?
Is it permissible for a father to designate his son's share of a joint project established on land for which the son paid the price, and for the father to distribute his share of the aforementioned property to his heirs exclusively, as a will to be executed after his death? And is it permissible for him to bequeath to his deceased son's children within the one-third limit or to place them in their father's stead?
Is the change of the tenant's name from the deceased father to the three children, and the payment of rent and expenses by the deceased mother, then the equal division of the rent among the children after her death, Islamically sound? And is the apartment in this case considered a gift? And should the proceeds from its sale be divided equally among the siblings?
Is it permissible to supplicate with "Sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) for someone other than Prophet Muhammad, and what are the specific phrases for each of: "Radiyallahu 'anhu" (may Allah be pleased with him), "Rahimahullah" (may Allah have mercy on him), "Sallamahullah" (may Allah grant him safety)? And is it permissible to supplicate for scholars such as Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Baz with "Radiyallahu 'anhu" or "'Alayhis-salam" (peace be upon him) after their death?
Is it permissible to register a house in my name, which my deceased paternal uncle gifted to me, with the testimony of his wife and some neighbors and relatives, despite there being no document proving his gift, or has the house become an inheritance that must be divided among the heirs?