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    Question ID: 179754Country: United Arab Emirates

    Title: Property Distribution

    Question: My father expired in 2005. He has left wife, and 5 children, (one son (Age 37), and 4 daughters all married (age 40, 32, 30, 26) respectively). Please provide detail how to divide his property, and how much each will get the share.

    Answer ID: 179754

    Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

    (Fatwa: 33//11/SN=1/1442)

     

    If your grandfather and grandmother died before your deceased father then in the question mentioned above whatever your deceased father has left behind, shall be divided into 48 shares after paying due rights preceding inheritance. Out of total, 6 shares shall go to his wife i.e. your mother, 14 shares to son and 7-7 shares to each daughter. The Shariah division of the property is as follows:

     

    Details:

    Wife:           1x06 = 06

    Son:            1x14 = 14

    Daughters:   4x07 = 28

     

    Total:                                48 Shares

    Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

    Darul Ifta,

    Darul Uloom Deoband, India