If a man proposes to a woman and gives her the engagement ring, then dies before the marriage contract is concluded, do they inherit from each other?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : May the Shaykh inform us: A man proposed to a woman and gave her the engagement ring, but the contract was not completed. Then Allah decreed his death. Does the woman have any share of the inheritance or not?
And if she has no share, does this engagement ring return to the man's family or not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Please inform us.
The Shaykh : As for the inheritance, she has no inheritance, because the marriage contract was not completed, so she is not his wife. As for the engagement ring, it is a matter for consideration. One might say that it returns to the heirs of the suitor because the marriage was not completed. It might also be said that it does not return to the heirs of the suitor because there was no negligence on the part of the woman and no withdrawal from the proposal, so it belongs to her. The precaution is to return it to the heirs of the suitor. The precaution for the heirs of the suitor is to give it to the proposed woman. Yes.
The questioner : May the Shaykh inform us: A man proposed to a woman and gave her the engagement ring, but the contract was not completed. Then Allah decreed his death. Does the woman have any share of the inheritance or not?
And if she has no share, does this engagement ring return to the man's family or not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Please inform us.
The Shaykh : As for the inheritance, she has no inheritance, because the marriage contract was not completed, so she is not his wife. As for the engagement ring, it is a matter for consideration. One might say that it returns to the heirs of the suitor because the marriage was not completed. It might also be said that it does not return to the heirs of the suitor because there was no negligence on the part of the woman and no withdrawal from the proposal, so it belongs to her. The precaution is to return it to the heirs of the suitor. The precaution for the heirs of the suitor is to give it to the proposed woman. Yes.