Does the husband inherit half of his wife's business, which her parents established for her and in which he did not participate, if she dies, and what is the wisdom behind that? And what is the wisdom behind the wife inheriting one-third if her husband dies?
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If the wife dies, her husband inherits half of her estate if she has no child, and a quarter if she has a child. If the husband dies, his wife inherits a quarter of his estate if he has no child, and an eighth if he has a child. The business gifted to the wife by her father is part of her estate from which the husband inherits. Allah Almighty Himself has undertaken the division of inheritances in Islam and has warned those who transgress His limits with humiliating torment.
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