Is the wife whose husband has passed away entitled to take everything on the marriage list—including the bedroom—bearing in mind that what is written on it is not a dowry, but rather a record of what the spouses brought, and what will be the fate of the children if the wife takes all of that?

Summary:

If custom or a document stipulates that everything written in the dowry list (qa'imah) is the property of the wife, then it is considered her exclusive property, and the children have no right to claim it unless the mother relinquishes a part of it. If the children are poor, their maintenance is obligatory upon their affluent relatives. However, if there is no custom or text stipulating the wife's ownership of what is in the list, then it is considered an inheritance to be distributed among the heirs, each according to their legal share.