Benefiting the Deceased
513 questions
Is it permissible for the deceased's wife and daughter to benefit from the salary and house provided by the state to his wife, given that the deceased worked at the Ministry of Finance?
Can the family benefit their deceased brother in the afterlife through good deeds, and is it permissible for his sister to fast on his behalf for the days of Ramadan he missed? And is seeing him in a dream dwelling in green gardens a sign of his entry into Paradise? And does a person feel the approach of their death before it occurs?
Is it permissible for a relative to designate someone to possess his wealth after his death, and what is the concept of a gift (hiba), especially if the deceased has a brother and has authorized this person to directly manage the money as a gift?
How is the estate of a deceased person – survived by a wife, parents, five sons, and three daughters – to be divided, if the estate was not divided until after the death of both parents, and the paternal uncles of the heirs are now demanding the share of the deceased parents, bearing in mind that the estate consists of two houses, one of which is inhabited and the other incomplete?
Is the dissemination of religious topics, images, and videos considered knowledge from which one benefits after death, and does the reward for this act reach the deceased if intended for them?
What is the ruling of Sharia on my mother performing Hajj with money she received from the French state as widow's assistance, knowing that she secretly remarried less than a year after my father's death, and this money is her right as long as she is a widow, and she deprived me of my right to my father's inheritance?
Is the questioner burdened by sin or iniquity for having caused his mother's death, after informing his maternal uncle of her egregious act, which led to the uncle killing her?
Can the dead return to life after being buried, and what is the opinion regarding the book "He Who Lived After Death" by Abu Bakr Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Ubaid ibn Sufyan?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on cooking and distributing food every Thursday for the soul of the deceased, and is this permissible or an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on placing the Quran and reading it in the house of the deceased with the intention of reward for him, and is it permissible to wash the body of the deceased who did not pray, and is it obligatory to designate a specific place and time for condolences, and how should condolences be offered, and is it permissible to stand in a line for condolences at the graveyard?
What is the ruling on saying: "Al-Fatihah for the deceased"?
Is it permissible to recite the Quran over the clothes of the deceased three days after their death?
Is it permissible, in Sharia, to exhume the deceased's body for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, especially when there is strong suspicion that the wife murdered her husband?
What is the share of each of the heirs (Omar Mahmoud, Saleh Mahmoud, Raya Mahmoud, and Awatef Mahmoud) from a plot of land measuring 26.3 square meters, knowing that their father is the deceased and their mother has relinquished her share to Omar?
Is it permissible for a mother to donate her share of her deceased son's inheritance to her son's children, while she has other heirs?
Is the wife considered unjust to her husband's brothers for possessing golden bracelets that her husband gifted her before his death, despite their denial? And is she the cause of her husband's death, as his sister claims?
Is it necessary for the children to re-obtain a deed of inheritance limitation after the death of their guardian and grandmother, given that the grandmother was not included in the first deed, and neither she nor her children claimed their right then or thereafter?
When and for how long does a woman whose husband has been declared missing by a court, after a period of waiting for him, observe the 'iddah (waiting period)?
Are the children entitled to claim their deceased grandmother's inheritance after their mother's passing?
How is the inheritance to be divided among a full brother, four sons of a full brother, two sons of a paternal uncle, and a full sister, given that there is a will stating that all the deceased's possessions should go to two of his nephews, knowing that their father was alive then died before the testator?
How is an inherited four-story house divided among the heirs (a son, a grandson, 4 daughters, a granddaughter, and a wife), given that some floors are rented to the son, another is inhabited by the son, and a third is inhabited by the eldest son who died before him and has heirs? And how are 5 residential apartments distributed if the house is demolished and an apartment building is constructed in its place?
Is it obligatory to make up prayers for the deceased who was unable to perform them before death, and what is the ruling on children's negligence in that regard?
Does the rolling back of a deceased's eyes upon death occur because they are witnessing the soul departing, or the Angel of Death, and does this differ for martyrs?
Does the vow become null and void for the deceased if the one who made the vow dies before the condition of the vow is fulfilled?