Benefiting the Deceased
476 questions
Is it permissible to forge documents to claim the purchase of a house before its owner's death, knowing that most of its price came from the deceased father's money, and that the state is the legal heir due to the absence of any other heir, and fearing homelessness should the state seize it?
Is the money left by the mother, which she designated for her two daughters as compensation for the sale of land whose full price was taken by her son, considered their private property equally, to the exclusion of the son? And do the children of the deceased daughter have a right to it, given that there is another known inheritance?
Is my mother entitled to claim the full price of the stable that she built with her own money on the land of the deceased father before its division, or is it a right for the heirs, or do the paternal uncles, who are partners in the land, have a share in it?
Does the waiting period (iddah) for both wives end at the same time, despite differences in country of residence and time zones?
Is it permissible for a father to dedicate one-third of his estate (a house) to one of his sons for the purpose of offering sacrifices from it, while the remaining income from the house stays with this son to the exclusion of the other heirs, and is this considered an injustice to the rest of the heirs, and what is the right of the heirs to object to this dedication?
Does Allah Almighty command the death of a people if His wrath intensifies upon them, and is there evidence for that from the Quran and Sunnah?
Is the financial compensation paid for vacating the maternal uncle's house, which he used to live in, solely his right, or should it be distributed among his living and deceased siblings?
Is the knowledge that the brother taught and the good example he left behind after his death considered knowledge from which benefit is derived and for which he is rewarded?
How is the estate distributed for a man who died and left behind a wife, two sons, two daughters, and a mother, then his mother died and left behind two sons, two daughters, and an inheritance of 24 Qirat (48 meters) in a house?
What is the authenticity of the chain of narration for the story of 'Awf ibn Malik's dream vision of his deceased friend Al-Sa'b ibn Jaththamah, mentioned in Ibn al-Qayyim's book "Kitab al-Ruh" (The Book of the Soul), and where can this incident be found, and what are its jurisprudential and theological benefits?
What is the precise meaning of the term "permission" (إذن) as used in the resolutions of Fiqh Councils regarding the disposition of human organs after death, and is this "permission" considered a conventional will, or a transaction like a gift or a sale? What are its pillars if it is a transaction, and is absolute permission to take organs permissible without specifying the beneficiary?
Do the half-brothers on the father's side disinherit the full nephew in the event of a person's death, leaving five half-brothers on the father's side (males) and a full nephew, without any descendants, or a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, or wife?
Do the dead receive their relatives upon their death, and does the reward for completing the Quran reach the deceased, even if it is from their child?
What is the ruling on inheritance in the case of a father's death, leaving a house and an apartment building, with heirs who are not benefiting from the inheritance in the properties, and with land that was unfairly divided in terms of value?
Is it permissible to display pictures of the deceased for the purpose of admonition and gaining insight, or is this considered uncovering what Allah has concealed and exposing the 'awrah of the deceased?
Is it permissible, in Islamic Law, for a person to dispose of lands registered in his name in the real estate registry by his grandfather, after he paid the cost of their mortgage redemption from his own money?
What is the share of the missing paternal uncle and his heirs in the division of the inheritance, and should his share be sent to charities, or taken by one of the heirs, or redistributed among the siblings?
Is reckless and negligent driving unlawful (haram), and is a reckless driver considered a killer if their driving causes the death of a person?
Is it permissible to disinherit one of the children because he is rich, stingy, and does not inquire about his mother?
Is the bequest of two buildings as a waqf for the father and some of the children valid, and is it permissible to divide their proceeds, and does the daughter's share continue for her heirs after her death, and can the handwritten bequest be revoked?
Are the deceased's children and grandchildren sinful if they keep his grave, which he built more than ten years before his death, at a length exceeding one and a half meters, as he instructed?
Is it permissible for the heirs of the deceased to take the insurance amount voluntarily paid by the insurance company? What is the ruling on continuing to subscribe to health insurance that includes a life insurance policy? And is health insurance without life insurance permissible?
What is the ruling of the Shari'a regarding the homeowner who neglected the maintenance of the balcony railing, leading to a part of it falling on a worker and causing his death? Is diyah (blood money) or qisas (retaliation) obligatory upon him?
Is it permissible for a deceased mother who has three daughters and a son to bequeath a portion of her gold inheritance to her grandchildren from her son?