Is the husband of a deceased maternal aunt (who passed away in 1995 while her father was still alive) entitled to inherit from her, especially since she has children from another marriage?
The aunt's husband has a right to his wife's inheritance, not to his mother-in-law's inheritance. If the gold is part of the mother-in-law's inheritance, then he has no right to it because the daughter's husband is not an heir, and his wife died before her mother. However, if the gold is part of his wife's inheritance, then he has a right to it, even if he remarries after her death. The share of the grandfather and grandmother from their deceased daughter's gold would go to their grandchildren due to their relinquishment, and the deceased's husband has no right to it. The grandmother's will for the grandchildren is valid and enforceable up to one-third of the estate. Inheritance cases must be referred to Sharia courts to verify all heirs, wills, and debts before dividing the estate.
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