What is the ruling on a husband demanding inheritance from his wife's family?
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The questioner : In the last question, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does the husband demand his right after his wife's death? I mean, this wife of his passed away, and she is going to have an inheritance from her father and her brothers, so he demands his right from her brothers so that his right is secured, because he gets a quarter from his wife[An-Nisa 4:12].
The Shaykh : Is he demanding his right in the inheritance?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why not?
The questioner : It is permissible, meaning.
The Shaykh : How could it be otherwise? It is his right.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does the husband demand his right after his wife's death? I mean, this wife of his passed away, and she is going to have an inheritance from her father and her brothers, so he demands his right from her brothers so that his right is secured, because he gets a quarter from his wife
And for you is half of what your wives leave if they
ولكم نصف ما ترك أزواجكم إن لم يكن ...The Shaykh : Is he demanding his right in the inheritance?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why not?
The questioner : It is permissible, meaning.
The Shaykh : How could it be otherwise? It is his right.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
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