The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.2370- If the only heirs of the deceased are his paternal brothers and sisters, and two or more maternal brothers and sisters, the property will be divided into three parts. One part will be shared among the maternal brothers and sisters equally, and the remaining two parts will be divided among the paternal brothers and sisters in such a manner that every brother gets double the share of every sister.

Issue No.2371- If the brother, the sister, and the spouse of the deceased are his only heirs, the spouse gets the inheritance in the manner which will be explained later, and the sister and brother get their inheritance as stated in the foregoing rules. However, nothing is reduced from the share of the maternal brother and sister on account of the husband and wife inheriting the property. But in the case of full-blood brothers and sisters, or paternal brothers and sisters, their shares may be reduced. For example, if the heirs of the deceased are her husband, maternal brother and sister, and full-blood brother and sister, half of the property will go to the husband, and one part out of the three parts of the original estate will be given to the maternal brother and sister, and whatever remains will be the property of the full-blood brother and sister. For instance, if the total property of the deceased is £6.00, £3.00 goes to the husband, £2.00 are taken by the maternal brother and sister, and £1.00 will be the share of the full-blood brother and sister.

Issue No.2372- If the deceased does not have any sisters or brothers, their share of the inheritance is given to their children, and the share of the maternal brother’s child and maternal sister’s child will be divided among them equally. And as for the share of the paternal brother’s child and paternal sister’s child, or full-blood brother’s and sister’s child, the commonly held principle is that every son gets twice as much as the daughter. However, if the paternal brother’s children or the full-blood brother’s children are of the same brother, the obligatory precaution is that they should resort to a compromise about the difference of the amount between the boys and girls.

Issue No.2373- If the heir of the deceased is only one grandfather or one grandmother, regardless of whether they are paternal or maternal, the entire property goes to him/her, and the great grandfather of the deceased does not inherit with the existence of the grandfather.

Issue No.2374- If the heir of the deceased is only the paternal grandfather and grandmother, the property is divided into three parts, from which two parts will be taken by the grandfather and one part by the grandmother. In case the maternal grandfather and grandmother are the heirs, the property will be divided between them equally.

Issue No.2374- If the heir of the deceased is only the paternal grandfather and grandmother, the property is divided into three parts, from which two parts will be taken by the grandfather and one part by the grandmother. In case the maternal grandfather and grandmother are the heirs, the property will be divided between them equally.

Issue No.2375- If the heir of the deceased is the paternal grandfather or grandmother along with the maternal grandfather or grandmother, the property is divided into three parts, from which two parts will be taken by the paternal grandfather or grandmother and one part will be the share of the maternal grandfather or grandmother.

Issue No.2376- If the heirs of the deceased are paternal grandparents along with maternal grandparents, the property will be divided into three parts. One part will be divided equally between the maternal grandfather and the maternal grandmother, and the remaining two parts will go to the paternal grandfather and paternal grandmother, from which the paternal grandfather gets double the share of the paternal grandmother.

Issue No.2377- If the only heirs of a deceased are the wife or the husband together along with the paternal grandparents and the maternal grandparents, the wife or the husband will get inheritance in the manner which will be explained later. And one of the three parts of the original property will be given to the maternal grandparents to divide it equally between them, and the remaining parts will be given to the paternal grandparents. And the paternal grandfather gets twice as much as the paternal grandmother.

Issue No.2378- If the heirs of the deceased are the maternal grandfather or grandmother (or both) along with the maternal brothers, the maternal grandfather will be treated like a brother and the maternal grandmother like a sister; the property is divided equally between them. However, in case the heirs are the paternal grandfather or grandmother (or both) along with paternal brothers (or paternal and maternal brothers), the grandfather will be treated as a brother and the grandmother as a sister, and the property will be divided between them in such a manner that every man will get twice as much as the share of a woman.

Issue No.2380- If the heir is only one paternal uncle or paternal aunt, whether from the same parents with the deceased, or only from the same father, or only from the same mother, he or she inherits the entire property. And if there are some paternal uncles or some paternal aunts who are from the same parents or from the same father with the deceased, the property should be divided among them equally. However, if the heirs are several paternal uncles together with several paternal aunts, all of the same parents or the same father with the deceased, the paternal uncles will get double the share of the paternal aunts.

Issue No.2381- If the heirs of the deceased are several paternal uncles or several paternal aunts who are from the same mother [yet different fathers] with the deceased, the property will be divided equally among them. However, if there are some paternal uncles together with some paternal aunts who are from the same mother with the deceased, the obligatory precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another in the division of the property.