Insurance: A review on legitimacy of general and life insurance Q283 :Insurance: A review on legitimacy of general and life insurance A283 : Quite some time back, I wrote an answer encouraging a reader to stop his life insurance policy. Two persons working in the field of insurance for a number of years have provided…

Insulting a religious book Q282 :Is a Muslim liable to punishment if he tears off the Bible during a quarrel with Christians? A282 : A Muslim is required to treat the followers of other religion with respect. Although he does not agree with their practices or with their concepts, he must keep that disagreement within…

Innovations and voluntary worship Q281 :We are told that voluntary worship wins us great rewards from Allah. On the other hand, we are repeatedly warned against innovations that lead us to hell. Any voluntary worship is not obligatory and therefore, shall I say, an undefined worship. How does one differentiate between innovation and voluntary worship?…

Inheritance: Young children’s inheritance Q280 :Inheritance: Young children’s inheritance A280 : If in a Muslim family, a man died at a young age, leaving behind minor children and his father has survived him – the question is whether the minor children will have any claim over the property of their grand father ( the father…

Inheritance: When there is no son Q279 :A man died leaving behind his wife, five daughters, and one brother who has two sons. How will his property be divided among them? A279 : The first thing to be paid out of the estate of the deceased is the settlement of any debts he might have…

Inheritance: Undutiful son and his inheritance Q278 :1. A relative of mine has one son by his first wife and two more as well as four daughters by his second wife. Relations between the first son and his stepmother were not very good all the time. As he was managing his father’s properties, he moved…

Inheritance: Rules ensuring a nearest male beneficiary Q277 :A married couple who have five daughters, but no son, are confused about how their property should be divided in order to ensure that their children are the only beneficiaries. As the things stand, some portion of their property will automatically go to their nephews. Is there…

Inheritance: Of a woman’s property Q276 :How is a deceased woman’s property divided among her heirs, if she has left behind her husband, children, brothers and sisters as well as her parents? A276 : Each one of the deceased woman’s parents receives one sixth of her property. Her husband inherits one quarter, since she has…

Inheritance: By an illegitimate child Q275 :If a child is conceived before marriage, is he entitled to share of his father’s inheritance when the father dies? If so, will this be on the same level as the shares of his brothers and sisters born after marriage? A275 : As you realize, all sexual contact outside…

Inheritance: And the ‘will’. Q274 :Inheritance: And the ‘will’. A274 : Islam has a detailed system of inheritance, which specifies shares for each heir. The system caters for all situations and the details of each heir’s share is outlined in the Qur’an. The will is the provision which allows a Muslim to leave a portion…