The Inheritance of the Defiant Wife
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Fatwa No. ( 1587 )
Q: A man died leaving two wives, one of whom was defiant. Does the defiant wife inherit from her husband’s estate?
A: Each spouse inherits from the other as long as the marriage contract remains in effect between them, whether the woman is obedient to her deceased husband or has defied his obedience through defiance; for Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:12] ,
so He the Exalted tied the ruling to the state of marriage, which remains in effect. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: A man died leaving two wives, one of whom was defiant. Does the defiant wife inherit from her husband’s estate?
A: Each spouse inherits from the other as long as the marriage contract remains in effect between them, whether the woman is obedient to her deceased husband or has defied his obedience through defiance; for Allah the Exalted said:
And for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt.
وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَاجُكُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُنَّ وَلَدٌ فَلَكُمُ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ يُوصِينَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍ وَلَهُنَّ الرُّبُعُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ وَصِيَّةٍ تُوصُونَ بِهَا أَوْ دَيْنٍso He the Exalted tied the ruling to the state of marriage, which remains in effect. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
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