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48 Questions

What is the Islamic ruling on the division of a father's wealth amongst siblings? How should a mother's inherited wealth from her father be distributed? Can a father leave a smaller portion for daughters in his will?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1. The share of the permanent wife from her deceased husband is one eighth from the wealth he left

2. The remaining seven eighths is the right of the sons and daughters of the deceased which must be distributed among them in equal portions shares of one share to every daughter and two shares to every son
 

3. If the mother passes away after inheriting from her husband, all her wealth should be distributed among her sons and daughter in the same portions of one share for every daughter and two shares for every son. It should be mentioned that these shares are proposing that the deceased did not leave a living father or mother otherwise they will also be entitled to inherit from their son or daughter.

Wassalaam
I have built a storey with my own money on top of my mother's two storey building. Do I need to share the income from it to other legal heirs, my sisters and brother, after my mother's death?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes. The storey which you built is on the top of your mother's building. Your mother has right in that storey. This right goes to her heirs after her. 
'Wassalam.
What is the Islamic way of dividing inheritance if someone has 6 daughters but no son? Who has the right to his wealth after him?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Wa Alaykum Assalam wr wb.
One eighth of the wealth goes to the wife (widow) of the deceased, the rest goes to the seven daughters equally between them with out any difference between them whether they are married or not, rich or not etc. 

'Wassalam.
What is the Islamic way of dividing inheritance if someone has 6 daughters but no son? Who has the right to his wealth after him?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

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