He says: I am a married man, praise be to Allah, and I have wealth. I have only one daughter, and I have a brother and a sister from my father. My daughter is financially well-off and wants me to register all of her inheritance share to her maternal uncle, who is my brother. My sister also wants the same thing: to register her share to her brother.
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The questioner : He says: I am a married man, praise be to Allah, and I have wealth. I have only one daughter, and I have a brother and a sister from my father. My daughter is financially well-off and wants me to register all of her inheritance share to her maternal uncle, who is my brother. My sister also wants the same thing: to register her share to her brother. Please note that I am married to a woman who is not the daughter’s mother, and she has not borne any children, but they dislike her. I do not want to relinquish her share, and at the same time, I fear that if I register it to my brother, he will evict me and my wife from the house. So I ask for guidance on the best course of action. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The best course of action is for you to keep your wealth in your own hands and not write it over to anyone, because you do not know what may befall you in your life. If Allah decrees that you die, the heirs will inherit from your wealth according to what is stated in the Shari'ah of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Furthermore, how can you write it over to these people on the basis that they are your heirs, when you do not know what may happen? They may die before you, and you would be the one inheriting from them. Therefore, the important point is that we advise you to hold onto your wealth and not write it over to anyone. Keep it in your hands and dispose of it as you wish within the limits of the Shari'ah. If Allah decrees that one of you dies, the other will inherit from him according to what Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have determined.
The questioner : This is a question from the questioner Ahmad Muhammad al-'Amrawi, a Jordanian who works in Yemen.
The Shaykh : The best course of action is for you to keep your wealth in your own hands and not write it over to anyone, because you do not know what may befall you in your life. If Allah decrees that you die, the heirs will inherit from your wealth according to what is stated in the Shari'ah of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Furthermore, how can you write it over to these people on the basis that they are your heirs, when you do not know what may happen? They may die before you, and you would be the one inheriting from them. Therefore, the important point is that we advise you to hold onto your wealth and not write it over to anyone. Keep it in your hands and dispose of it as you wish within the limits of the Shari'ah. If Allah decrees that one of you dies, the other will inherit from him according to what Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have determined.
The questioner : This is a question from the questioner Ahmad Muhammad al-'Amrawi, a Jordanian who works in Yemen.