A man died, leaving behind a wife, sons, and parents. Before the inheritance was divided, his father died. How is the inheritance divided?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I have a question regarding inheritance, and I think the time has ended.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A question regarding inheritance.
The Shaykh : What are they?
The questioner : A man passed away in Saudi Arabia, and he has an amount of money in Saudi Arabia that is here. He has a wife, his sons, his mother, and his father. Before the inheritance was divided, his father died. This matter requires some detail, if you would be so kind?
The Shaykh : In any case, first: the inheritance of the son who died in Saudi Arabia is divided among his heirs who are there, including the father, according to the decree of Allah. The mother gets one-sixth, the father gets one-sixth, and the rest goes to the sons. Does he have a wife or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the wife gets one-eighth, and the rest goes to the sons and daughters, with the male receiving the share of two females. Then, the father’s inheritance is divided afterwards: what he inherited from his son, and what he had before that, is divided among the heirs. The heirs now are the wife, who is the mother of the first deceased, and the sons. If they are sons, the sons of his son do not inherit from him. If he has no sons, then the sons of his son take the place of the sons.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And Musa says: The time has ended, and that is the case, because the adhan has been called now. Until we meet again, if Allah wills, in the next session. We ask that He grant us beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds, and that He make us and you among those who follow a path in which they seek knowledge.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace.
The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : I have a question regarding inheritance, and I think the time has ended.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : A question regarding inheritance.
The Shaykh : What are they?
The questioner : A man passed away in Saudi Arabia, and he has an amount of money in Saudi Arabia that is here. He has a wife, his sons, his mother, and his father. Before the inheritance was divided, his father died. This matter requires some detail, if you would be so kind?
The Shaykh : In any case, first: the inheritance of the son who died in Saudi Arabia is divided among his heirs who are there, including the father, according to the decree of Allah. The mother gets one-sixth, the father gets one-sixth, and the rest goes to the sons. Does he have a wife or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the wife gets one-eighth, and the rest goes to the sons and daughters, with the male receiving the share of two females. Then, the father’s inheritance is divided afterwards: what he inherited from his son, and what he had before that, is divided among the heirs. The heirs now are the wife, who is the mother of the first deceased, and the sons. If they are sons, the sons of his son do not inherit from him. If he has no sons, then the sons of his son take the place of the sons.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And Musa says: The time has ended, and that is the case, because the adhan has been called now. Until we meet again, if Allah wills, in the next session. We ask that He grant us beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds, and that He make us and you among those who follow a path in which they seek knowledge.