What is the first duty of the executors?
Discharge of the debts is the first Waajib (obligatory) action of the executors. After paying the burial expenses, the debts of the mayyit have to be paid before distribution to…
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What is the status of a person who dies after refusing to submit to medical treatment?
The person who dies as a result of abstaining from medical treatment may probably attain the rank of Sha- SMOKING IS HARAAM SELLING CIGARETTES IS HARAAM
A deceased lady is survived by only one brother and two sisters.
If the lady has no parents, no husband and no children living, then her estate has to be divided into four shares. The brother receives two shares (50%) and each sister 25%.
A woman stipulated in her will that her husband should not inherit in her estate.
The woman may not state in her will that her husband will not inherit in her estate. He will inherit as the Shariah has prescribed. If she has no children, her husband will inherit…
What should be done about a haraam will left by a man?
The haraam secular will is null and void. It is Waajib to follow only the Islamic Will. For legal purposes the secular will may be adopted, but the estate will have to be…
Is it permissible according to any of the Four Math -habs to perform Janaazah Salaat for a body that is not given ghusl?
There is no Math-hab which allows Janaazah Salaat for the dead if the body is not given ghusl. It is incumbent to give ghusl to the mayyit according to all Math-habs.
A father having a debt payable to his son needs to know if it can be recorded in his Will?
Yes, he may record it in his will. The son will be a creditor as are all the other creditors. The creditors will be paid from the estate.
The executor who also is an heir in the estate of his deceased father, distributed all the assets to the heirs without paying the creditors about whic
The heir who had ‗stolen' the assets and usurped the rights of the creditors is guilty of an excessively vile sin. All the heirs must return the money and pay it to the creditors.…
We recite the Qur‟aan Majeed as Isaal-e-Thawaab for a number of deceased.
There is no dearth of thawaab in the Treasury of Allah Ta'ala. The reciter receives the reward of the amount of his Tilaawat and so does each mayyit receive the full reward.
How should the mayyit be faced to the Qiblah in the grave?
The entire body of the mayyit should be turned to face the Qiblah.
How should ghusl be given to a dead transgender person?
The Shariah has three classes of persons: male, female, hermaphrodite (khuntha mushkil). A hermaphrodite or a person with both male and female sexual organs is termed Khuntha…
A murtad relative dies.
Murtad is a Muslim who has renounced Islam. Even if a person does not openly renounce Islam, but rejects any of the essentials of the Deen, e.g. Salaat, Saum, Finality of the…
I am the executor of a deceased‟s estate.
If the estate cannot be finalized in accordance with the Shariah due to the intransigence and evil of some of the heirs, then it is best to resign. You are presently not serving…
How should preparations for Maut be made?
Preparations for Maut requires strict observance of the Shariah and adoption of the Sunnah. Ensure that rights of others have been fulfilled. Read the books of the Auliya and you…
Does a man‟s stepdaughter inherit in his estate?
No, she does not inherit in her stepfather's estate.
Is Isaal-e-thawaab for the living valid?
Isaal-e-Thawaab for the living is valid. One may supplicate for the thawaab of any good deed to be bestowed to any living person.
After my father passed away I realized how disobedient and disrespectful I was to him.
Repent sincerely. Always recite the Qur'aan and give charity with the intention of the thawaab reaching him. Be kind and of service to his relatives. Visit his Qabr.
A man made wasiyyat of a certain property to be for the Musjid.
Yes, his retraction is valid.
A man made wasiyyat that the rent of one of his properties should be given to the Madrasah.
The wasiyyat (bequest) is valid. One third of the rental has to be given to the Madrasah. The two thirds will be for the heirs.
The deceased had made wasiyyat that the share which a son will obtain should be given to his grandchildren (the children of his son who had died befor
The wasiyyat is valid. First calculate the shares of all the heirs then allocate a son's share for the wasiyyat. After paying the wasiyyat, the heirs will receive their respective…