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My father is still alive and he has given some property to me. Now, my sisters say that they want inheritance. Is there any inheritance from a living person?
There is no inheritance from a living person. If you received the property and it became under your control, then you own it. It is not considered as part of your father’s inheritance after his death. If you did not receive it, then it is considered as inheritance after the death of your father.
Can I distribute my property among my children not in accordance to Islamic law?
As long as the owner is alive, he can distribute and give his wealth as he wishes, but it is better that one does not sour the relationships between the heirs, as favouring some over others can lead to a breakdown of their relationships.
If a son dies and we do not know if his father died before or after him, how is the inheritance distributed?
If the time of the son’s death is known and the time of the father’s death is unknown, then in this case, the father inherits the son and not vice versa.
My grandfather purchased a property. My grandfather had 9 children. Soon, unexpectedly, my grandfather passed away. At the time of my grandfather’s death, all his children were alive. The property was not distributed to them, but was transferred to my grandmother’s name. After 35 years, my grandmother died. At the time of her death, two of her children had already died and had children of their own. It has been more than 5 years since my grandmother died. The property is managed by one of her sons and he has taken the position that the families of his two deceased siblings are not entitled to any inheritance.
Could you please let me know if the inheritance should be divided and distributed to all children, including the children of the deceased children?
If the sons and daughters of your grandfather gifted the property that they inherited from their father to their mother - your grandmother - and she took possession of this property, then she owned the property. When she passed away, those grandchildren whose parents died before the grandmother, do not inherit from the property.
If the property passed to your grandmother as a legal formality, without her sons and daughters actually waiving their rights to it and giving it to her, then those grandchildren will have a share of the property.