The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.2389- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt together with one paternal uncle and one paternal aunt from the same mother, and paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or only from the same father, the property is divided into three parts; one part will go to the maternal uncle or aunt, and the remaining two parts will be divided into three shares; one share goes to the paternal uncle and aunt from the same mother (and based on obligatory precaution, they should compromise with each other in dividing it), and two shares will be divided between the paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or the same father. Paternal uncles inherit twice the share of the paternal aunts.

Issue No.2388- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt together with one paternal uncle or one paternal aunt from the same mother, and paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or from the same father, the property should be divided into three parts; one part is given to the maternal uncle or aunt, and the remaining two parts will be divided into six shares, one share is given to the paternal uncle or aunt from the mother’s side, and five shares are given to the paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or from father’s side. Paternal uncles inherit twice the share of the paternal aunts.

Issue No.2383- If a deceased has only one maternal uncle or one maternal aunt, he or she inherits the entire property. In case there is a maternal uncle as well as a maternal aunt (whether they are the full-blood or the paternal or the maternal brothers and sisters of his/her mother), the property should be divided among them equally, and the recommended precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another.

Issue No.2382- If the heirs of the deceased are the paternal uncles and aunts, some of whom are from the same parents with the deceased, the other ones being from the same father and the rest from the same mother with the deceased, those who are paternal uncles and aunts who share the same father with the deceased do not inherit anything. Then in case there is one paternal uncle or aunt, who is the maternal brother or sister of the deceased's father, the property will be divided into six parts, one part will be taken by the paternal uncle or aunt who is the maternal brother or sister of the deceased's father and the remainder will be taken by the full-blood paternal uncles and aunts of the deceased (the share of the uncle is twice the share of the aunt). And if there are several paternal uncles and aunts who are related to the deceased through the mother (for example, two uncles or two aunts, or one uncle and one aunt from the same mother, but different fathers), the property will be divided into three parts, out of which two parts are taken by the full-blood uncles and aunts of the deceased (as usual, the paternal uncle receives twice as much as the aunt), and one part is taken by those maternal uncles and aunts of the deceased who are the maternal brothers and sisters of his father, and the obligatory precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another in dividing the property.

Issue No.2355- If out of the first group, there is only one heir of the deceased (for example, the father or mother or only one son or only one daughter) he/she inherits the entire property. In case there is more than one son or daughter, the property will be divided among them equally. However, if there are both sons and daughters, the property is divided among them in such a way that each son gets twice the share of each daughter.

Issue No.2355- If out of the first group, there is only one heir of the deceased (for example, the father or mother or only one son or only one daughter) he/she inherits the entire property. In case there is more than one son or daughter, the property will be divided among them equally. However, if there are both sons and daughters, the property is divided among them in such a way that each son gets twice the share of each daughter.

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.

Issue No. 1224- If a hired person dies before accomplishing the prayer and the fast for which he had been hired, and if he had taken wages for all of the m, and if the hirer has stipulated that he has to offer all the prayers himself, the hirer can take back the proportionate amount of wages for the remaining prayer from his estate. However, if it had not been stipulated, then the heirs of the deceased should pay from his estate, and hire another person to complete the task. In case there is no estate, the heirs would be under no obligation, although it would be better to relieve the dead person of his debts.

Issue No.518- If a person begins performing the abovementioned acts, it is not obligatory for others to participate in them. However, if that person leaves the work half done, others must complete them. And if a person is in doubt whether someone has undertaken the obligations to a dead person, he himself should undertake the responsibility and do them.

Issue No.768- If one has no other clothes but najis ones, ones made of gold or silk, carcass or of a haram meat animal, he should offer prayer with them. However, if he does not have any clothes other than a usurped one, and can offer prayer without clothes on, he should perform prayer in accordance with the rules prescribed for one who has no clothes.

Issue No.744- A person who does not have any clothing other than a najis one, and it is not likely that he would get ṭāhir clothes by the end of the prayer time, should offer prayer in the najis clothes.

Issue No. 1588- If the owner of cows, sheep, camels, gold and silver becomes mature during the year, he is not liable to pay zakāt.