Does a married woman's right to inheritance fall if her mother dies? How is her share calculated for a farm with an area of 3000 square meters if the deceased has a husband, 5 sons (3 married and 2 unmarried), and 4 married daughters? Is the eldest brother, who is authorized over the deceased's properties, entitled to dispose of them without the heirs' permission and prevent them from building a house for themselves within the farm they inherited from their mother?
Depriving an heir of their share, especially women, is a major sin, a clear injustice, and a transgression of God's boundaries, akin to the practices of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah). There is no distinction between the rich and the poor or anyone else regarding an heir's entitlement to their share. The agent (wakeel) must adhere to the limits of the authorization and not prevent the principal (muwakkil) from disposing of their right. The agent must also cease acting upon being dismissed by the principal. Furthermore, the agent is liable for what is in their possession if they refuse to return it without a valid excuse, or if they transgress or neglect their duties. The inheritance is distributed as follows: the husband receives one-fourth, and the remainder goes to the children, with the male receiving the share of two females.
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