Are the funds a wife deposited into her husband's account, and the car she bought in his name with her own money, considered part of the inheritance or a debt? And does her right to the deferred dowry fall due to her not declaring her debt?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If the deceased's heirs are limited to those mentioned, the inheritance is divided as follows, after preparing the body, settling debts, and fulfilling bequests: the daughter receives half (12 shares), the wife receives one-eighth (3 shares), each parent receives one-sixth (4 shares for each), and the remaining (one share) goes to the father by virtue of ta'sib (residuary heirship), making his total share 5 out of 24 shares. As for the car and the money the wife deposited in her husband's account, they are her property if they were not a gift from her, and she must claim them and her deferred mahr if she has not waived it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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