How is the estate of a deceased father, consisting of a sum of money on which a year has passed and which has reached the Nisab, a plot of land, and two houses, to be distributed among his family, composed of a wife, a son, and three daughters, according to Islamic law?
If the money in the bank has reached its hawl (one lunar year) during the father's lifetime, before his death, then it is subject to a zakat of 2.5%. However, there is no zakat on usurious increments; rather, these must be disposed of in charitable causes. After zakat is paid, the money is divided among the heirs. If the hawl has not been completed until after the father's death, then there is no zakat on it due to the interruption of the hawl. The heirs then start a new hawl, and each of them pays zakat on their share if it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold). The inheritance (money, land, house), if the heirs are a wife, three daughters, and a son, is divided as follows: the wife receives one-eighth (five shares out of forty), and the remainder goes to the children, with the male receiving the share of two females (each daughter receives seven shares, and the son receives fourteen shares). Do not rely solely on this fatwa; rather, the matter must be presented to the Sharia courts to investigate the heirs, debts, and bequests before distributing the inheritance.
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