Inheritance Question
Question
I want to know that after me who will inherit my property? I leave behind my 5 daughters, my mother, one sister and one brother.
Answer
The estate will be divide into 90 equal shares and distributed as follows:
Mother: 15 shares
Each daughter: 12 shares
Brother: 10 shares
Sister: 5 shares
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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