Benefiting the Deceased
476 questions
How are the heirs determined for the remaining half of the inheritance in the case of a man's death, leaving behind only one daughter, with no son, wife, or father, based on the Hadith: "Give the Fara'id (prescribed shares) to those who are entitled to them, and whatever remains goes to the closest male relative"?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the children of a brother and their mother who refused to give their paternal uncles and aunts their rightful share of their father's inheritance, despite knowing that they are the legal heirs? And in the event of the death of the brother's children, does the sin transfer to their offspring when they inherit this estate, knowing that it was not purely lawful for their parents?
Which is more rewarding: performing Umrah on behalf of deceased parents or on behalf of deceased children, given that Umrah has already been performed for them previously?
Is giving charity on behalf of the deceased upon hearing the news of their death, with the intention of benefiting them after their deeds have ceased, considered an innovated act (bid'ah) or a good custom?
Is a man's will permissible, dictating that his inheritance not be distributed until after his wife's death?
What is the ruling on a father and mother distributing land and a commercial building to male children only, while depriving daughters, with the intention of avoiding problems? Is it permissible to compensate the daughters financially? How can one absolve themselves of the rights of deceased relatives? And what is the way to convince the dissenting brothers?
What is the ruling on disposing of books left behind after the death of the father, knowing that some of the heirs are illiterate, and some of these books are not from the books of Ahlus-Sunnah, and with the death of two of the heirs after the father?
What should I do with the money I have that belongs to my deceased client, knowing that I do not remember the exact amount, and the client had refused to take it before his death, and I wish to absolve myself of responsibility?
What is the mother's share of the inheritance of her deceased husband and son, and how is the real estate inheritance divided among the heirs without causing harm, taking into account some heirs' objection to the value of the floors, and the daughters' demand for their right to usufruct for past years?
How can Aisha's narration, "Indeed, only he whose sins have been forgiven finds rest," be reconciled with the narration, "one who is at rest and one from whom others are at rest," concerning the description of death as rest, and is it permissible to say, "So-and-so died and found rest"?
Is the share of the deceased, upon whom the father and uncle spent, considered to have actually transferred to them after the heirs agreed to that, and what is the legitimate distribution of his inheritance?
Is it permissible for a father to dispose of his deceased son’s money and spend from it before the division of the inheritance, and is he considered to be consuming the orphan’s money in this case, and what is the religious duty concerning the deceased’s money after one year has passed since his death?
Must the heirs of a deceased son return what their father inherited from their grandmother, or can the grandmother change her intention from an inheritance to a gift for her son's children?
How are the inheritance and debts for a deceased person in 2005 calculated, knowing that he has eight sons, four daughters, and two wives, and that the estate consists of only two houses? And should the valuation be based on the currency at the time of death or the current currency?
Do the children have the right to claim rents for their father's agricultural lands after their mother's death, and what is the period that this covers; is it after the mother's death or after her marriage?
Does the partnership contract in Islamic law expire upon the death of one of the partners, and is it permissible to agree otherwise, and what is the evidence for that?
Is there sin upon the mother and the son due to the failure to include the deceased grandfather, who passed away a year after the father, in the legal inheritance distribution document (Qassam Shar'i)?
What is the mother's share of her deceased husband's inheritance, and how can the property be divided among the heirs without harm, given the deceased son's children's objection to the value of the ground floor, and is the mother entitled to claim usufruct from her deceased son's inheritance?
Is the brother entitled to take his mother's one-sixth share of her deceased brother's inheritance and deliver it directly to her, even though the deceased brother's wife refuses this and demands that the inheritance be collected until all of the father's properties are sold, and the remainder of the deceased brother's share is handed over to his heirs, knowing that he is a general proxy for his mother in her husband's inheritance and a proxy for his brothers and sisters in their father's inheritance?
Is the aforementioned hadith regarding the virtue of praying for the deceased on their first night authentic, and what is its legal ruling?