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Dealing with a Selfish Elder Brother: Navigating Islamic Law and Family Property Disputes

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Q: If the elder brother holds all the family’s properties and uses them for himself and does not want to share any properties with his widow sister, and does not care about Islamic law, about sister’s share from her parents properties and uses bad and rough words towards his widow sister. What should the sister do? Is it sinful to avoid talking to her brother?

Bismillaah

A: If this person is not concerned about Deen, it is better to keep a distance from him.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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