Will a Separated Wife and Her Children Inherit From the Father?
In Islamic inheritance law according to Hanafi fiqh, a separated but not divorced wife and her children from this marriage retain their right to inherit from the estate of the deceased husband.
If a husband is married to his wife/wives, i.e., they were not divorced by him when he died, all his wives will inherit from him upon his death, regardless of any separation that may have taken place during his lifetime.
The text answers a legal question regarding Islamic inheritance practice in Hanafi fiqh. It states that a separated but not divorced wife as well as the children from this marriage inherit upon the death of the father. As a basis, a hadith is cited that calls for the just treatment of multiple wives. The text emphasizes that inheritance rights remain in effect regardless of a separation during the lifetime. Reference is made to the services of Jamiatul Ulama KZN for the drafting of Islamic wills. The answer underscores the importance of settling estate matters in a timely manner. The text serves the purpose of legal education within the Muslim community.
Worldview
what this means- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
- Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality (inferred)
- Where does the evil reside?
- in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
- What helps against it?
- keeping the commandments, maintaining order, fulfiling one's duties; insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding
- What is human being according to this text?
- willed by God, with a task and a responsibility
- What does the text base its claim on?
- on the founder or prophet of the tradition; on a present head, teacher, or office
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
- to one's own fellow believers
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
- the text does not criticise
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What the text calls for
- sich beraten lassen (interpersonal)
- Testament erstellen (social)
Passages cited
Sunan Tirmidhi
Measured
- Basic stance
- 0 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 1 of 3
- Reach
- 2 of 5
- Concreteness
- 3 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 1, present 3, future 1