Fatwas
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Repaying the deceased's debt in full before distributing the inheritance
Is it permissible for a son who settled his deceased father’s 30,000 riyal debt, as the father had little...
Repaying the deceased's debt before distributing the inheritance
To Your Eminence we submit the fatwa request regarding the fact that the heirs of the deceased Ibrahim Sa’d...
The remaining amount of Mahr with the husband as a part of the wife's inheritance
Kindly be informed that I agreed to pay sixty thousand Riyals (60,000) as Mahr (mandatory gift to a bride...
Obligation of repaying the deceased's debt before the inheritance
A person died leaving behind a wife and some children. He owes more than 100,000 Riyals to someone. He...
Obligation of repaying the deceased's debt before distributing the shares of inheritors
Before his death, my father borrowed 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars and willed that this debt be repaid. Given that I...
Impermissibility of paying Sadaqah from the inheritance without the heirs' permission
If a person dies, is it permissible to give, in Sadaqah (voluntary charity), to the poor from their money...
A husband's inheritance from his wife
A woman was killed and her family accepted the Diyah (blood money). Can her husband inherit from this Diyah?...
A husband died after lending his wife some money without her repaying it
A wife borrowed a sum of money from her husband and he stipulated that she has to repay it...
Excluding the bedroom and the wife's property from the husband's inheritance
A man died leaving a furnished house, including the bedroom. Does the bedroom with all its accessories belong to...
Everything the deceased has left as the sole right of heirs
There is a tribe that promotes solidarity among its members. If a disaster befalls one of them - Allah...
Distributing the inheritance after one of the heirs has traded in it and made profits
My father was a merchant and he died in 1970, and left three million dirhams. I took over his...
Distributing the inheritance according to Shari'ah
In our village which is called (Darramah) Banu Bishr Qahtan Al-Janub, people used to distribute blood money as follows:...
Answering misconception related to women's inheritance
There is a suspicious matter aroused by the enemies of Allah. They say that Islam wrongs women. When one...
Impermissibility of building the Masjid from the shares of minors
My brother died (may Allah be merciful to him) and left a number of sons and daughters. Some of...
When was Hajj made obligatory?
In which year, following the Hijrah (Prophet’s migration to Madinah), was Hajj made obligatory? What is the most...
Seeking husband's permission to perform obligatory Hajj
I am a married woman for forty years. I’ve been asking my husband to perform Hajj and he...
Ruling on Hajj
Some people claim that there is no obligation to go to the holy lands to perform Hajj. They...
Repeating Hajj
Is it preferable to perform Hajj every year for whoever wishes to do so and it is not...
Obligation of Hajj even in the company the followers of Bid'ah
We would like to inform you that many of our Sunni Muslim brothers who live on the Persian...
New revert entering the Sacred Precincts without changing his name
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’ has read what was sent by to the General Chairman by...