Inheritance Articles
Easy reads on Islamic inheritance law, family trees and settling an estate — published daily, written with AI assistance.
Inheritance for Children with Special Needs: Their Share and Management of Their Property
Children with special needs still receive their inheritance share according to faraid. What needs to be arranged is not the size of the share, but who manages it and how that property is safeguarded for them.
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Inherited Property Controlled by One Heir: Fair and Safe Steps
When one heir controls a house, rice field, or inherited savings, the rights of other heirs remain. Learn the steps for deliberation, calculating shares, and how to resolve it fairly.
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Inheritance When Heirs Are Abroad: Documents, Power of Attorney, and Distribution
Heirs living abroad remain entitled to their shares under KHI. What needs to be arranged is the documents, power of attorney (surat kuasa), and an orderly method of distribution so that no dispute arises.
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Preventing Inheritance Conflicts Early: Practical Steps for Muslim Families
Inheritance conflicts are rarely really about money, more often about feeling left out. Most can be prevented while the parents are still alive: record the assets, identify the heirs, and discuss the numbers openly.
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Inheritance and Remaining Mortgage (KPR): House Status, Installments, and Steps for Heirs
A mortgaged house left by the deceased does not automatically belong to one of the children. Understand the debt status, the bank's mortgage right (hak tanggungan), and the options available to heirs.
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Inheritance in Unregistered Marriages (Nikah Siri): The Position of the Wife and Children Not Yet Recorded
A nikah siri is valid religiously but not yet recorded at the KUA. What is the position of the wife and children in the division of inheritance? Here is the explanation, sample calculations, and administrative steps.
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Inheritance After Divorce: Do Former Husbands or Wives Still Inherit?
A final divorce generally severs the inheritance relationship between a former husband and wife. Children still inherit from both parents. Understand the limits, including revocable divorce (talak raj'i) during the waiting period (iddah), which the scholars dispute.
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Inheritance for an Only Child: Shares, Examples, and Things to Note
Families with one child often assume that the entire estate automatically belongs to the child. In fact, a husband, wife, or parents may still be heirs. Understand the shares of a single male and female child, along with calculation examples.
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Inheritance in Blended Families: The Position of Stepchildren and Adopted Children
How is inheritance divided if there are stepchildren and adopted children? Learn their position in KHI, example calculations, and practical steps.
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Example of Inheritance Calculation Without Children: Wife, Mother, and Full Siblings
If the deceased has no children and his father has passed away, full siblings can inherit. Consider the rules for their shares and a complete calculation example until the estate is fully distributed.
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Inheritance and Zakat: Obligations That Must Be Fulfilled Before Distributing the Estate
Unpaid zakat of the deceased is a debt to Allah that must be fulfilled before the inheritance is distributed. Learn how to calculate and the order here.
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Inheritance When Husband and Wife Die Together: Order of Death and How to Divide It
When a husband and wife die in the same disaster, the order of death determines the outcome of the inheritance division. Review the rules, differences of opinion among scholars, examples of calculation, and practical steps for the family.
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