Q: Kindly advise how to share the estate of a divorced lady if she is survived by 1 son, 1 daughter, a widowed mother, two brothers and a sister.
A: The estate will be divided into 18 equal shares and distributed as follows:
The mother will receive 3 shares
The son will receive 10 shares
The daughter will receive 5 shares
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)