Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If a husband and wife living in the West jointly own an asset such as a home or a bank account, how will it be distributed on the death of one of them? In this case, all the assets were acquired during the marriage from the husband’s income while the […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In one of the responses, I read that it is prohibited to bequeath to your divinely ordained heirs, but it is not prohibited to gift those people while you’re alive. If my parents want to gift their six children, how can this occur? Can it be gifted verbally, or […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My husband & I have a son and daughter, and we wanted to make Wills. Both our parents are alive. We wanted information on how the shares should practically be distributed upon one of us passing away. For example, if my husband died first, our main asset is our […]

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question In the case of an illegitimate child, who is mahram to him/her, who has to support him, and what rights and obligations does the biological father have? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Although a child born out of wedlock is technically not the child of […]