Benefiting the Deceased
476 questions
Is it permissible to distribute the estate of a woman who bequeathed a share in a property to her husband and mother, knowing that the mother is not the questioner's biological mother, and that the bequest was to an heir, and how should the distribution be made among the husband, the mother, and the only daughter whom the deceased disowned?
Is the deceased questioned in the month of Ramadan?
Is it correct to say to the deceased, "May Allah have mercy on you, my father," or should we say, "O Allah, have mercy on my father"?
Do the paternal aunt from the father's side inherit along with the only son after the parents' death, and how is the inheritance divided in this case?
Do the children of a deceased son inherit after the death of their grandfather, and if they do not, what should the grandfather do to ensure they receive a share of his estate?
Must the children repay the sums and devices they received from their father before his death, knowing that this was for the purpose of achieving equality among them, and was not documented in writing?
Does the money bequeathed to the deceased woman’s grandchildren (a male and a female) all go to the female after the male dies during the lifetime of the testatrix, or does the male’s share revert to his children?
What is the ruling on the children of the deceased exhuming their father's grave 25 years after his death to bury their mother in it, claiming there is no space in the cemetery, even though there is another cemetery, but it is far away?
How is the estate of the deceased distributed, specifically an apartment that the parents bequeathed to their son and which was registered in his name before their death, if the other siblings demand their share of it, and refuse to sell it, while some heirs wish to receive their financial share?
Do the children of a daughter who died during her mother's lifetime inherit from their grandmother after her death?
Does what the eldest brother did – taking half of the rent from the shop and the house after the father's death, claiming partnership without proof – conform to Islamic law? What is the ruling on selling the property and distributing the inheritance of the eldest brother?
What is the share of each heir from the deceased's estate, in the event of his daughter's death before or after him, and does disinheritance include all heirs?
Does the mother have a share in the blood money (diyyah) of her deceased son, which the court has ruled to be handed over to his heirs, knowing that she was the cause of the accident, and the case is considered involuntary manslaughter?
What is the ruling on an unintentional error in calculating a deceased person's financial dues, and the resulting increase in the amount owed, and is it obligatory to inform official authorities about this after the amount has been disbursed?
Do the children of a son who died before their paternal uncles and aunts inherit from these paternal uncles and aunts, knowing that some of them had no children and others bequeathed their entire inheritance to one daughter?
Does the money spent on construction enter into the estate of the deceased mother, and is the son's enjoyment of the building's income during her lifetime considered a right for the heirs, knowing that the mother allowed him to do so?
Is a claim by the heirs of the second wife, asserting their right to inheritance after the presentation of a waiver document bearing the wife's fingerprint and written five years before the husband's death, acceptable, especially considering that inheritance only takes place after the death of the deceased?
Is the financial sum disbursed to the deceased's daughter—which was disbursed to her monthly until she reached the age of majority—considered an inheritance to be distributed among the heirs or not, and does the father have the right to claim it?
Is it permissible for a man to marry the daughter of his deceased or divorced wife if she was not raised under his guardianship? And is the dispensation for this mentioned only in the school of Imam Ahmad, based on the hadith of Imam Ali?
Does the pension of a deceased son, which was received by his parents, transfer to their heirs after their death, or does the right to it revert to the son's wife and children?
Are the messages requesting dhikr or the remembrance of Allah (such as "Subhan Allah") that a person sends considered ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) for them after their death, and does the reward continue every time the recipient reads them?
Is it permissible for my deceased brother's wife to come and stay with us in our house, knowing that she did not bear him any children and that I have grown sons, and what are her rights upon us after his death?
Is a woman who gave birth a minute before her husband's death considered his محرم, or has she become a stranger to him, making it impermissible for her to wash him?
What is the share of each heir from the legal inheritance of the deceased wife, knowing that her heirs are: a husband, 3 sons, 5 daughters, and 2 granddaughters (daughters of a son), and knowing that the husband is not the father of the children? And must the two thousand Egyptian pounds that the deceased son gave to his mother before her death be returned? And should it be returned at its original value or at another value?