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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

48 Questions

Can a property left by the deceased have to be sold at market value or at cost price in order to pay out the heirs? What basis should be used to allow one of the heirs to retain ownership and therefore pay out the other heirs to acquire their share?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The value must be based on the current value and not the cost price. If any one from the heirs wants to buy the share of others, he must pay them according to the current value of the property.

Wassalam.
What are the Islamic considerations that apply to inheritance trusts?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Islam respects and implements the will as far as it does not contradict the Islamic rules. The inheritance trust should not have any injustice on other inheritors, and it should not exceed one third of the whole amount left after deducting the debts and liabilities.

If the inheritance trust exceeds one third, then it will be in the hands of the inheritors to allow the extra amount or to just fix it to the one third.

Wassalam
Is it true that if a grandfather A has two sons B and C and each of them have a son each called E and F, and then if B dies while A is still alive, there is no inheritance from A that will go to E? How is that fair for E?
Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour

There is no difference in this regard between any of the grandchildren. As long as a child lives his or her children or the children of other siblings would not inherit. 
Is it permissible for one to accept inheritance from a deceased knowing that it came from income selling alcohol?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you are sure that the whole amount of inheritance is unlawful then you are not allowed to utilize any amount of it, but give it to poor in charity through the Marja of Taqleed.

If you know that part of the amount is unlawful, then you are allowed to utilize the portion which is from allowed income.

Wassalam