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48 Questions

We are three brothers, and only one of us is married and earning. After our father's death, the department he worked for gave us insurance money. Is Khums applicable on this insurance money?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The a mount received  fron the insurance of your late father belongs to all the inheritors of your late father according to their shares of inheritance in Sharia. You don't need to give Khums from your share because it was been received as inheritance from your father.

Wassalam.
I am 26, unmarried, and not earning. I have an inheritance from my late father that is well in excess of Hajj costs, and my brother, a government employee, supports our household. Is Hajj obligatory for me given my circumstances?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes, Hajj is obligatory on you as far as your livelihood expenses are provided by your brother and you have enough money to cover Hajj expenses.

Wassalam.
Are Muslims allowed to create a civil will wherein they can distribute their wealth as per their own preferences, rather than complying with the Islamic Sharia will mentioned in the Holy Quran?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah

A person can only have a will(written or spoken) up to 1/3 of their wealth and if it goes beyond this limit, the legitimacy or efficiency of this will is dependent on the permission of the rest of the heirs, for example if one decides that all his house which is worth $1m be for one of the heirs, this will is only accepted up to $333,333 and the rest will be given to him unless the other heirs accept the will. Otherwise this person will have 1/3 of the house as a result of the deceased will and will also have a share in the 2/3 of the remaining according to inheritance rules.
How should the wealth be distributed among a lady's children if she receives it from her father's side and then passes away?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Same like the distribution of her own wealth between her children. Every son will get two shares and every daughter will get one share. Whatever she had inherited from her father or mother, etc, belongs to her and owned by her.

'Wassalam.