Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

i have been trying unsucessfully to get justice in a matter of inheritance going on four years now ,neither my step mom and 6 female siblings want to do the right thing and my fathers brothers

· 15 Rajab 1431 AH1 min readFatwa 18775English

Question

i have been trying unsucessfully to get justice in a matter of inheritance going on four years now ,neither my step mom and 6 female siblings want to do the right thing and my fathers brothers and accountant are using a trust to carry out their agenda ,as a step son i know that i am not entitled to inherit ,but he had left me a share i the trust equally as his children ,the company has grown into a giant in the coporate retail industry and has a turnover of in excess of 1.5 billion a year

there are two assests the company and the property trusts
i have been asking on deaf ears for a proper and transparent hisaab but still are refusing to do a proper valuation

Answer

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

The information forwarded to the Dārul Iftā is insufficient to determine a ruling, therefore we suggest the matter be referred to the Jamiatul Ulema or any competent Ulema organization so that a preliminary briefing on the matter be arranged. Thereafter, the way forward could be considered.

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum

Ml. Ebrahim Desai,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā

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