My brother left pounds 500000 as his assets. We are 4 brothers and he left his wife and two sons and three daughters and a mother so how this money should be equally distributed. Please this is very urgent as the insurance company is pressing hard. Please help.
Answer
(Fatwa: 105/105/M=1434)
In the question mentioned above, the property of deceased brother shall be divided into 168 shares according to Shariah. Out of which 21 shares i.e. 62500 shall go to his wife, 28 shares i.e. 83333.333 to his mother, 34 shares i.e. 101190.48 to each son and 17 shares i.e. 50595.238 to each daughter. His brothers shall get nothing in this case. The detail of division is as follows:
Details:
Wife: 1×21 = 21 (62500)
Mother: 1×28 = 28 (83333.333)
Sons: 2×34 = 68 (202380.96)
Daughters: 3×17 = 51 (151785.71)
Total: 168 (500000)
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband