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Death Benefits and Inheritance

Death Benefits and Inheritance

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Concerning your query, please be advised: 1. The death benefit is a lump sum paid to an employee’s beneficiaries or dependents in the event of…

Mufti Abdurragmaan KhanRead Fatawa →
Non-Compliant Will

Non-Compliant Will

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. It remains a most regrettable phenomenon that Muslims continue to make wills that do not comply to Sharīʿah, despite the wide latitude that South…

Mufti Taha KaraanRead Fatawa →
Qada salah and fast stated in a Will

Qada salah and fast stated in a Will

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in lieu…

Mufti Taha KaraanRead Fatawa →
Inheritance of land expropriation compensation

Inheritance of land expropriation compensation

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Compensation for land expropriation forms part of the possessions of the land owner during his lifetime. 2. If the originally dispossessed or inadequately…

Mufti Taha KaraanRead Fatawa →
Inheritance of a house

Inheritance of a house

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   In terms of inheritance under the Sharīʿah, all the heirs will share in the collective estate to the proportionate degree of each one’s specific…

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