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    my father had 3 wives and owns lots of houses but refused
    to give us inheritance us but distributed the wealth among the other
    two wived and their children.

    his logic was u r well off u dont need they r more needy than u .he died and we got nothing.
    it is making me angry even though i want to forgive him.
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    This will is not permissible, because it goes against the Islamic laws of inheritance mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah and is contrary to the justice and fairness that Allah has enjoined, especially among one's children. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
    There is a share for men and a share for women from what is left by parents and those nearest related, whether, the property be small or large — a legal share [al-Nisaa’ 4:7]
    Then Allah says (interpretation of the meaning);
    Allah commands you as regards your children’s (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females; if (there are) only daughters, two or more, their share is two-thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is a half. For parents, a sixth share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased left brothers or (sisters), the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases is) after the payment of legacies he may have bequeathed or debts. You know not which of them, whether your parents or your children, are nearest to you in benefit; (these fixed shares) are ordained by Allah. And Allah is Ever All‑Knower, All‑Wise” [al-Nisaa’ 4:11]
    Then Allah warns those who go against this division of legacies and play with it, by saying (interpretation of the meaning);
    And whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment[al-Nisaa’ 4:14]
    Whoever deprives some of his children of their inheritance, or gives some of them less than is their right ordained by Allah, or gives some more than is their Islamic due, or includes someone who is not an heir among those who are given his legacy, is a sinner who is guilty of committing a major sin. Also, it is not permissible to make a will concerning one’s heir, because he has a share which is defined by sharee’ah.

    I am not sure which country you live in. If it is an Islamic country then court has the ability to enforce Islamic laws of inheritance. You can also talk to all family members to understand that by not dividing the inheritance based on Islamic laws, your father will be questioned about it in the grave and on the day of judgement. If you all really love your father, then as a family you all can do it the right way so that your father not be questioned about it.

    Regarding praying for your father, you should pray for his forgiveness even when he has wronged you. He is dead and is account is closed, one of the things which can benefit him, is your dua. So please make dua for his forgiveness and hope you can convince the other family members to discard his will and divide his property based on Islamic laws of inheritance.

    And Allah knows the best!

    Please see link below for more details:
    https://islamqa.info/en/categories/v...ir-inheritance
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death



    Did he distribute it himself while he was still alive or was it distributed after his death as per his will? Because the rulings change in both these cases and you'd have to consult a scholar about it.
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    format_quote Originally Posted by AabiruSabeel View Post


    Did he distribute it himself while he was still alive or was it distributed after his death as per his will? Because the rulings change in both these cases and you'd have to consult a scholar about it.
    Wa-Alaikum Assalam WaRahmatullhi WaBarakatuhu,

    Firstly:

    Distribution of the estate can only come after the death of the one who is leaving it behind. This is the basic principle. The sick person may live for a while and need that wealth, or one of his children may die before him.

    Secondly:

    It is permissible for a man to divide his wealth among his heirs during his lifetime when he is in good health, so long as he does not intend to cause harm to some of the heirs, by withholding from some, or giving some less than they are entitled to for the purpose of harming them.

    This is regarded as a gift from him to his children, and he has to treat them fairly, giving each male twice as much as each female.

    Thirdly:

    Gifts given during one’s final illness come under the ruling on bequests and can only be given from one third of the wealth. But it is not permissible to make a bequest to an heir, because the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Allah has given each person who has rights his rights, and there is no bequest to an heir.”

    (This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood).

    The final illness is that in which it is thought most likely that the individual will die as a result of it. See: ash-Sharh al-Mumti‘, 11/101

    Fourthly:

    If the father is sick but it is not a final illness, then there is nothing wrong with asking him to divide the estate, especially as this will prevent disputes in the future.

    But if it is his final illness or an illness that is affecting his understanding and decision-making, such as Alzheimer’s, then no one has the right to dispose of his wealth or to ask him, when he is in that state, to dispose of any part of his wealth.

    Fifthly:

    With regard to what the father registered in the name of some of his sons, and that was a gift for no real reason, then this is favouring one child over another, which is haraam. He should take it back from them or give the rest of his children something similar to what he gave those sons. If he dies without setting the matter straight, then those sons have to give back what was registered in their names and put it with the rest of the estate so that it may be divided among all the heirs.

    If there was a reason for favouring these sons, such as if they were extremely poor or sick, then this is regarded as permissible by some scholars.

    Above is taken from Islamqa, link is below:
    https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1643...hen-he-is-sick

    OP should definitely consult with a local scholar but at the same time one should also have knowledge of what is permissible is Islamic law and what is not. I hope the above would help.

    And Allah knows the best!
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    His father’s intent is clear that he wanted to favor his other two wives and kids through them because he thought they were poor and more in need compared to the children through his first wife. As mentioned in my previous post, some scholars consider that permissible in some cases. Assuming it is permissible in this case, he can gift max of one third (1/3) of his wealth in that case to his other two wives and children through them and the remaining 2/3 of his property would still be divided among his heirs based on Islamic law of inheritance.
    This would be true whether he distributed it before his death or after.
    And Allah knows the best!
    Ma’aSalaam
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    format_quote Originally Posted by 'Abdullah View Post
    His father’s intent is clear that he wanted to favor his other two wives and kids through them because he thought they were poor and more in need compared to the children through his first wife. As mentioned in my previous post, some scholars consider that permissible in some cases. Assuming it is permissible in this case, he can gift max of one third (1/3) of his wealth in that case to his other two wives and children through them and the remaining 2/3 of his property would still be divided among his heirs based on Islamic law of inheritance.
    This would be true whether he distributed it before his death or after.
    And Allah knows the best!
    Ma’aSalaam
    What you are saying is that...even if the scholars agreed with the father's action...he still have to give the remaining to his other heirs? Meaning for the OP he still are entitled to the inheritance even if he could give more to the other two wives?

    Curious question, say a man got married and he have children from his wife...but she decides to leave him for whatever the reason is and toke the kids away from him and he never saw them since she toke them. The father have no means of reaching his kids, knowing their location or even whereabouts, no means of contacting them or even via email or skype. All forms of communication is disconnected how then he can give his wealth to them? The mother might lie and say he died and so the kids never ever attempted to find their dad and if the father died eventually and the kids are all grown adults and they never thought ones to get their inheritance or reach him or contact him, does then the father before he dies can give the money to someone more deserving? Like the poor, mosque, hospital, other family members and if not...he still have to give them the money and the kids never know of this money and attempt to reclaim it...will there be an expiration period where if they never reclaimed it, it then can go to someone more deserving?
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    format_quote Originally Posted by xboxisdead View Post
    What you are saying is that...even if the scholars agreed with the father's action...he still have to give the remaining to his other heirs? Meaning for the OP he still are entitled to the inheritance even if he could give more to the other two wives?
    No you misunderstood my post. Please read my post # 4 & 5 to understand the what I meant. I will try to explain briefly below:
    All scholars agree that inheritance should be distributed based on Islamic principals revealed in the Quran and Sunnah. Now the question is, can a deceased person give a portion of this wealth to charity or as a gift to someone, if he can then what is the maximum limit allowed in Shariah? To understand this let's look into a hadith:
    Narrated Sa`d:
    The Prophet (ﷺ) visited me at Mecca while I was ill. I said (to him), "I have property; May I bequeath all my property in Allah's Cause?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "One third of it?" He said, "One-third (is alright), yet it is still too much, for you'd better leave your inheritors wealthy than leave them poor, begging of others. Whatever you spend will be considered a Sadaqa for you, even the mouthful of food you put in the mouth of your wife. Anyhow Allah may let you recover, so that some people may benefit by you and others be harmed by you."

    حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْد ٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ بِمَكَّةَ، فَقُلْتُ لِي مَالٌ أُوصِي بِمَالِي كُلِّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَالشَّطْرُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَالثُّلُثُ قَالَ ‏"‏ الثُّلُثُ، وَالثُّلُثُ كَثِيرٌ، أَنْ تَدَعَ وَرَثَتَكَ أَغْنِيَاءَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ تَدَعَهُمْ عَالَةً، يَتَكَفَّفُونَ النَّاسَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَمَهْمَا أَنْفَقْتَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةَ تَرْفَعُهَا فِي فِي امْرَأَتِكَ، وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَرْفَعُكَ، يَنْتَفِعُ بِكَ نَاسٌ وَيُضَرُّ بِكَ آخَرُونَ ‏"‏‏.‏

    Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5354
    In-book reference: Book 69, Hadith 4
    USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 7, Book 64, Hadith 266
    https://sunnah.com/bukhari/69/4
    From above hadith, scholars derive a rule that if someone wants to give a charity before their death for the sake of Allah (such as building a mosque etc.) then they can but it should not be more than one third of his property. Majority of the scholars understood that 1/3 to be given in charity only, and not as a favor or gift to any of the heirs. Their evidence is also based on a hadith I mentioned in post#4 of this thread, and will quote here again:
    Narrated AbuHurayrah:

    I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no bequest must be made to an heir.

    حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ، سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَعْطَى كُلَّ ذِي حَقٍّ حَقَّهُ فَلاَ وَصِيَّةَ لِوَارِثٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏
    Grade: Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani)
    Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 2870
    In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 9
    English translation : Book 17, Hadith 2864
    https://sunnah.com/abudawud/18/9
    So the correct opinion is that up to one-third (1/3) of the total assets may be set aside for payment of a bequest of one’s choice. The beneficiaries of such a bequest shall not be “fixed heirs” - family members who inherit automatically according to the divisions outlined in the Quran. Making a bequest to someone who already inherits a fixed share would unfairly increase the share of that individual over the others. One may, however, ​bequest to individuals who are not one of the fixed heirs, other third parties, charitable organizations, etc. The personal bequest cannot exceed one-third of the estate, without unanimous permission from all of the remaining fixed heirs, since their shares would need to be reduced accordingly.

    However, some scholars think it is permissible to give away 1/3 of the property to any heir if they are poor compared to other heirs. It is a minority view and that's why I said that suppose the local scholar agree to this minority view then they would consider that 1/3 of the property of the OP's father can be given to the two wives and their children. But remain 2/3 still needs to be divided between all heirs including the one's he has disowned in his will.

    format_quote Originally Posted by xboxisdead View Post
    Curious question, say a man got married and he have children from his wife...but she decides to leave him for whatever the reason is and toke the kids away from him and he never saw them since she toke them. The father have no means of reaching his kids, knowing their location or even whereabouts, no means of contacting them or even via email or skype. All forms of communication is disconnected how then he can give his wealth to them? The mother might lie and say he died and so the kids never ever attempted to find their dad and if the father died eventually and the kids are all grown adults and they never thought ones to get their inheritance or reach him or contact him, does then the father before he dies can give the money to someone more deserving? Like the poor, mosque, hospital, other family members and if not...he still have to give them the money and the kids never know of this money and attempt to reclaim it...will there be an expiration period where if they never reclaimed it, it then can go to someone more deserving?
    In Islam, the fixed heirs are close family members including husband, wife, son, daughter, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, full brother, full sister, and various half-siblings. There are some exception to this automatic, “fixed” inheritance include disbelievers – Muslims do not inherit from non-Muslim relatives, no matter how close, and vice versa. Also, a person who is found guilty of homicide (either intentional or unintentional) will not inherit from the deceased. This is meant to discourage people from committing crimes in order to benefit financially.

    Now in the hypothetical situation you have mentioned, we still need to find out if this person's other "fixed heirs" such as father, mother, grand parents and full siblings or half siblings are alive or not. Once we know who is alive, then we can fine tune how the inheritance could be divided between the alive heirs.

    And Allah knows the best!
    Ma'aSalaam

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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    format_quote Originally Posted by 'Abdullah View Post
    His father’s intent is clear that he wanted to favor his other two wives and kids through them because he thought they were poor and more in need compared to the children through his first wife. As mentioned in my previous post, some scholars consider that permissible in some cases. Assuming it is permissible in this case, he can gift max of one third (1/3) of his wealth in that case to his other two wives and children through them and the remaining 2/3 of his property would still be divided among his heirs based on Islamic law of inheritance.
    This would be true whether he distributed it before his death or after.
    And Allah knows the best!
    Ma’aSalaam
    my father felt that the two other families were more poorer more needy than us and since my siblings were grown up and well off financially he (may allah) forgive him deprived us of anything of value.houses,land or anything.


    what my father done can not be undone,he is dead and the other two families have already taken what my father has given them.
    this has caused resentment among my siblings towards my dad.
    me and my siblings got nothing,thank god we are well off on mothers side and my siblings are all doctors,engineers etc .
    all i can do is ask forgiveness for my father and just leave him rest in peace.my father was ignorant of religious mattees.

    wealth comes and goes .
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    format_quote Originally Posted by AkhirahStrategy View Post
    my father felt that the two other families were more poorer more needy than us and since my siblings were grown up and well off financially he (may allah) forgive him deprived us of anything of value.houses,land or anything.


    what my father done can not be undone,he is dead and the other two families have already taken what my father has given them.
    this has caused resentment among my siblings towards my dad.
    me and my siblings got nothing,thank god we are well off on mothers side and my siblings are all doctors,engineers etc .
    all i can do is ask forgiveness for my father and just leave him rest in peace.my father was ignorant of religious mattees.

    wealth comes and goes .
    Yes definitely make dua for your father and learn from his mistakes. If possible, try to keep the ties of kinship with your half brothers and sisters.
    Learn about Islam in depth, give it time just like we give time to get engineering and medical degrees. Your father is not alone, I have seen that majority of the Muslims are not aware of the basic knowledge about rights of husband, wives, children, process of divorce, inheritance laws etc. And these are the matters which one should not take lightly. The more we know, better it will be for us in this world and Hereafter.

    May Allah overlook the shortcomings of your father, and save him from punishment in the grave and from the punishment of hell fire. Ameen!
    And Allah knows the best!
    Ma'aSalaam
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    Abdullah, when you replied to my question you actually taught me an Islamic session class. May Allah (Subhanau Wa Talaa) reward you high in paradise for helping me out of ignorance on this matter!! Also the fact that in Islam if there is no connection between parent and child for whatever reason that the parent can give his inheritance to other part of family members and not necessarily have to be his children, he can give it to his brother, mother, etc, someone even more deserving is something I really did not know!!! THAT OPENS a huge relief and burden out of many parents who have been cut ties (90% the dad usually) to his children, that he give his wealth to his siblings or even his own parents.
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    Re: father refused inheritance to us before his death

    Also the fact that in Islam if there is no connection between parent and child for whatever reason that the parent can give his inheritance to other part of family members and not necessarily have to be his children, he can give it to his brother, mother, etc, someone even more deserving is something
    For Muslims, distribution of the property is not based on what an individual wants or does not want. It is always based on Islamic rules clearly established in Quran and Sunnah and these rules vary depending on different conditions. Let me give some examples based on different conditions so you can see how shares may change with different conditions.

    Example 1:
    Deceased left a property of $100,000. The deceased left a wife, a daughter, an adopted son, a father, 3 real (full) brothers and 2 real (full) sisters. The deceased also left a will than $50,000 to be given to his adopted son. Total cost of the funeral was $1,000. The deceased also owe $4,000 to one of his brother.
    Now based on Islamic law, we will first pay off the cost of funeral and the loan money out of the total property left by deceased. So the total property left after that is 95,000. Now the max, a deceased can give away as a gift to someone who is not his heir is 1/3 of this property. In our case that equal $31,667. So we can't give away $50,000 to his adopted son. Instead, we will give $31,667. That leaves total property value to be distributed among heirs to $63,333.
    Now for distribution:

    • Wife will get 1/8 because deceased left children behind ( otherwise she could get 1/4 as I illustrated in example # 3 below).


    • An adopted son is not the heir. So he only got what deceased left as part of his will ( max 1/3 of the property).
    • Brothers and sisters of the deceased will get nothing because deceased left children ( a daughter) behind and father of the deceased is involved in this calculation.
    • Daughter gets 1/2 of the property, because single daughter gets half of the property provided there are no sons. In case of 2 or more daughters with no son, daughter share 2/3 of the property.
    • Father gets 1/6 + the remainder because there is no son or closest male heir ( Normally father gets 1/6 but in this case he happened to be the closest male relative so he also gets the remaining)
    • LCM for fractions ( 1/8, 1/2 & 1/6) is 24. That means wife gets 3 parts out of 24, daughter gets 12 parts out of 24 & father gets 4 parts + remainder. In this example, the remainder is 24-(3+12+4)=5. So father's share is 9 parts out of 12.
    • Wife's share is $7,916, Daughter's share is $31,666 & father's share is $23,750.


    Example 2:
    Deceased left a property of $100,000. The deceased left a wife, a son, a daughter, a father, a mother, 3 real (full) brothers and 3 real (full) sisters. The deceased did not leave any will behind. Total cost of the funeral was $1,000. The deceased also gave a loan of $21,000 to his friend.
    Total property in this case is $ 121,000. After deducting the cost of funeral, total value of assets for distribution between heirs is $120,000.

    • Deceased brothers and sister don't get any share because deceased left behind children.
    • Wife will get 1/8.
    • Father gets 1/6.
    • Mother gets 1/6.


    • Because there is a son and a daughter, we will have to work our 2:1 ratio between them for distribution of remaining property.
    • LCM in this example is 24. Wife gets 3/24, father gets 4/24, mother gets 4/24 & remaining 13/24 to be divided between daughter and son with a ratio of 2:1. Since 13 can't be divided by 3, perhaps it is best to multiple and divide all factions with 3 to get a number which can easily be divided by 3.
    • Doing simple math, new fractions turn out to be 9/72 for wife, 12/72 for father, 12/72 for mother, son gets 26/72, and daughter gets 13/72.
    • Wife's share is $15,000, father and mother's share is $20,000 each, son gets $43,333 and daughter gets $21,667


    Example 3:

    Deceased left a property of $300,000. The deceased left two wives, a father and a mother. The deceased left a will to give away 1/3 of his property to an organization who takes care of orphans. Total cost of the funeral was $1,000.
    After deducting the cost of funeral, total value of assets is $299,000. $99,667 is given to the organization per the will of the deceased and remaining $199,333 will be divided between heirs.

    • Two wives will share 1/4 of the property because no children are involved in the calculation.
    • Father gets 2/3 of the remaining.
    • Mother gets 1/3 of the remaining.
    • Two wives get $49,833 ($24,916.50 each). $100,165 goes to father & $49,335 goes to mother.



    The fixed portion used in these examples in directly mentioned in Quran. I am quoting related verse and hadith below:

    Allah commands you as regards your children's (inheritance); to the male, a portion equal to that of two females; if (there are) only daughters, two or more, their share is two thirds of the inheritance; if only one, her share is half. For parents, a sixth share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children; if no children, and the parents are the (only) heirs, the mother has a third; if the deceased left brothers or (sisters), the mother has a sixth. (The distribution in all cases is) after the payment of legacies he may have bequeathed or debts. You know not which of them, whether your parents or your children, are nearest to you in benefit, (these fixed shares) are ordained by Allah. And Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.
    [Quran 4:11]


    Malik said, "The generally agreed on way of doing things among us about which there is no dispute and what I have seen the people of knowledge in our city doing is that when a father inherits from a son or a daughter and the deceased leaves children, or grandchildren through a son, the father has a fixed share of one sixth. If the deceased does leave any children or male grandchildren through a son, the apportioning begins with those with whom the father shares in the fixed shares. They are given their fixed shares. If a sixth or more is left over, the sixth and what is above it is given to the father, and if there is less than a sixth left, the father is given his sixth as a fixed share, (i.e. the other shares are adjusted.)
    "The inheritance of a mother from her child, if her son or daughter dies and leaves children or male or female grandchildren through a son, or leaves two or more full or half siblings is a sixth. If the deceased does not leave any children or grandchildren through a son, or two or more siblings, the mother has a whole third except in two cases. One of them is if a man dies and leaves a wife and both parents. The wife has a fourth, the mother a third of what remains, (which is a fourth of the capital). The other is if a wife dies and leaves a husband and both parents. The husband gets half, and the mother a third of what remains, (which is a sixth of the capital). That is because Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, says in His Book, 'His two parents each have a sixth of what he leaves if he has children. If he does not have children, and his parents inherit from him, his mother has a third. If he has siblings, the mother has a sixth.' (Sura 4 ayat 11). The sunna is that the siblings be two or more."


    As you can see that this is a very interesting topic and one may have variety of situations to calculate the share of his/her heirs. Perhaps, if I get some free time I may start a thread to explain all the details and conditions related to Islamic law regarding Inheritance.
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    Yes please do that. Sadly, we live in a world where we do not follow the Qura'an and most of the time people nowadays do not even believe in it. How many of us are really Muslim and not just by name, it is truly scary. But you see most people prefer the Dajjal system over the Qura'an. They believe that should a divorce happen the wife gets 50/50 out of the husband and in some cases more than the husband (and she have right to initiate it too). They believe whatever the man puts in the will is executed regardless of it been fair or not. For example, in the Dajjal system it says that if a man wishes to give all his wealth to his girlfriend or wife...done. Sorry kids. You have no share of it. Also there is incentive to kill a man to get his inheritance. Corruption at highest level. If people just follow Allah's law, quit whining and objecting to his decree and keep asking "Why? Why? Why? THIS IS UNFAIR! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!" Stomping ones feet then and only then...we will actually have a civilization that is successful. But instead we complain and complain and object and use man-made laws to satisfy our whims and desires and oppress each other and backstab each other...and then when the time is up and hellfire is in front of us we go and say..."Please return me back....PERHAPS...THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE I may do good!"
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    Yes please do that. Sadly, we live in a world where we do not follow the Qura'an and most of the time people nowadays do not even believe in it. How many of us are really Muslim and not just by name, it is truly scary. But you see most people prefer the Dajjal system over the Qura'an. They believe that should a divorce happen the wife gets 50/50 out of the husband and in some cases more than the husband (and she have right to initiate it too). They believe whatever the man puts in the will is executed regardless of it been fair or not. For example, in the Dajjal system it says that if a man wishes to give all his wealth to his girlfriend or wife...done. Sorry kids. You have no share of it. Also there is incentive to kill a man to get his inheritance. Corruption at highest level. If people just follow Allah's law, quit whining and objecting to his decree and keep asking "Why? Why? Why? THIS IS UNFAIR! THIS IS NOT RIGHT!" Stomping ones feet then and only then...we will actually have a civilization that is successful. But instead we complain and complain and object and use man-made laws to satisfy our whims and desires and oppress each other and backstab each other...and then when the time is up and hellfire is in front of us we go and say..."Please return me back....PERHAPS...THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE I may do good!"
    So true. True submission means when we stop questioning Allah's commandments and the Sunnah of our Prophet (peace be upon him) and its comes when we seek knowledge purely for the sake of Allah. May Allah help us all to gain and share the beneficial knowledge. Ameen!
    Below is the link of the thread I started today and In Sha'a Allah will continue to add more resources, references and practical examples:
    Importance of learning Islamic Law of inheritance & Practical Guide

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