Is the inheritance we inherited from our father, who in turn inherited it from his mother (our grandmother), lawful (halal) or unlawful (haram), given that our grandmother lied to her deceased husband's heirs (her deceased husband's sons from another wife) by claiming that their father had written the house and some plots of land over to her? And what should we do to return the right to our cousins (the heirs of our deceased paternal uncles)?
What the grandmother did, taking people's money through deceit, is null and unlawful. The passage of time or the death of the rights-holder changes nothing, and unlawful money is not made lawful through inheritance. The money must be returned to the rightful heirs; if that is not possible, it should be given as charity to the poor and needy.
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