aless
Junior Member
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maybe someone can help me understand a few issues on inheritance by giving me a link or a reference to a book that explains things on the laws of Allah in relation to inheritance. I have not read much about it ... a sister yesterday asked me some questions that I did not know absolutely how to answer:
She said, "but what happens to the widow when her husband dies if the widow takes only 1 / 8 (one eighth) (and if the husband had two wives, 1/ 16 (one sixteenth)... and so on) after the inheritance is distributed to the brothers of the deceased husband and the (male) children of the same, how would his wife survive? 1/8 seems a vey small portion"
I (very humbly) I responded: "Perhaps the sons will take care of her? or perhaps her family of origin will take care of her until she remarries (if possible)?"
My friend replied "but what if the widow has no sons, and has no family of origin, and what happens if the wife (widow) has never worked?"
I don't know :shymuslima1:
Is there someone who can add to this conversation with a bit of knowledge that I am missing?
her question in summary was: If the woman does not work, how does she survive when left alone with so little portion of inheritance and no children or family of origin?
I know the question may reveal a lot of my ignorance... but am try to learn
jazakallahu khayr
maybe someone can help me understand a few issues on inheritance by giving me a link or a reference to a book that explains things on the laws of Allah in relation to inheritance. I have not read much about it ... a sister yesterday asked me some questions that I did not know absolutely how to answer:
She said, "but what happens to the widow when her husband dies if the widow takes only 1 / 8 (one eighth) (and if the husband had two wives, 1/ 16 (one sixteenth)... and so on) after the inheritance is distributed to the brothers of the deceased husband and the (male) children of the same, how would his wife survive? 1/8 seems a vey small portion"
I (very humbly) I responded: "Perhaps the sons will take care of her? or perhaps her family of origin will take care of her until she remarries (if possible)?"
My friend replied "but what if the widow has no sons, and has no family of origin, and what happens if the wife (widow) has never worked?"
I don't know :shymuslima1:
Is there someone who can add to this conversation with a bit of knowledge that I am missing?
her question in summary was: If the woman does not work, how does she survive when left alone with so little portion of inheritance and no children or family of origin?
I know the question may reveal a lot of my ignorance... but am try to learn
jazakallahu khayr