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Fatwa #54327 August 2002Pakistan

If a man dies, how can his wealth be distributed?

Answer

Upon the death of a person, his/her wealth will be distributed accoding to the Islamic Law of Succession and Inheritance.

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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#17652I would like to know that if a man died leaving after him his wife and kids, is it compulsory on them to distribute the property immediately after his death or they can postpone it to....
#19307I've heard that if a man distributes all his property among heirs and then his death occurrs, it can be said that he left the world as a poor man. In this process, it can be said that, gathering property is not a problem if it can be distributed before death. Is it true?
#5427Distribution of wealth
#34672My brother unfairly distributed my fathers wealth when he passed away years ago
#12517A person died before more than 20 years leaving behind a small wealth. He had a wife, 4 girls and 1 boy only
#18516How does one distribute the father's wealth, who leaves behind only a wife, four sons and a daughter. His parents are deceased.
#43200How is the wealth distributed (who receives what share) in the case of a father who leaves behind two adult daughters and two adult sons?

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