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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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If a person passes away, and later their daughter, who had no children, also passes away after her father, is the husband of the daughter entitled to a share of the wealth of her wife's father?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Widowed husband has share of the wealth of his late wife. If she has inherited from her father, her husband has share in her estate. If she had any children then her husband gets one quarter but if she had no children at all neither from him or from previous marriage then her husband gets half of whatever she left.

'Wassalam.
My husband has issued divorce to me on two separate occasions while I was menstruating. He believes that these divorces are not considered valid, while I believe they are. What is the ruling on this matter?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

The divorce would not be valid if that was the case, and the best thing to do is for you both to refer to a qualified scholar for marriage counselling, and if no solution can be made and there is no hope for reconciliation, then husband can inform the qualified scholar and conduct the divorce in the correct way, meeting all the valid requirements, and give a document for it as well. 

And Allah knows best
What is the Islamic ruling about the number of months to observe Iddah for a woman filing to divorce her husband?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

There is no 'iddah for the wife to observe while "filing" for divorce. She must observe 'iddah only after the Islamic divorce is recited. When the talaq is recited, her 'iddah period will be three menstrual cycles. 

And Allah knows best
If my married friend decides to embrace Islam, would she be required to divorce her non-Muslim husband?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

If she becomes Muslim, her marriage is automatically be nullified, should her husband not convert as well. She will need to observe 'iddah as well.  

Of course, this is a serious decision that she needs to deeply think about, as leaving her husband might not be an easy thing to do.

And Allah knows best