Q: Ebrahim and Qassim are brothers. They were married to two sisters. Ebrahim had a son, Ismail who got married to his cousin, Khadijah (Qassim’s daughter). They had 8 children. Ismail, the father passed away a long time ago. Thereafter 3 of the children, Omar, Husain and Zahra passed away before their mother. Now their mother passed away.
My question is, can the children of Omar, Husain and Zahra inherit from their grandmother? If they are not intitled to the inheritance, can they get anything via any other way since they looked after her quite a bit.
A: No. After she has passed away they cannot receive anything.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)