Fatwa

Mahr left by the deceased

Fatwa #591 Category: Death & Burial Country: Zambia Date: 19th November 2020
Fatwa #591 Date: 19th November 2020
Category: Death & Burial
Country: Zambia

Question

Salaamz

What can be done with my late sisters meher money??

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Each and every item left by the deceased will form part of her estate. The Mahr amount left by your sister will also form part of the estate and will be distributed amongst the inheritors according to the Shariah Law of Succession and Inheritance. [1]

 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

 

Mufti Muhammad I.V Patel

Checked and Approved by
Mufti Nabeel Valli

Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah


Lusaka, Zambia

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