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His grandfather left instructions that the females should be deprived of their inheritance; should they follow this with regard to their father’s legacy?


Praise be to Allaah.






Firstly:

A will which deprives the females of their inheritance is an unjust and haraam will, because it is contrary to the division of the estate as enjoined by Allah, may He be exalted, in His Book, and He issued a warning to the one who goes against that. Allah says concerning inheritance (interpretation of the meaning):

“These are the limits (set by) Allaah (or ordainments as regards laws of inheritance), and whosoever obeys Allaah and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) will be admitted to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise), to abide therein, and that will be the great success.

14. And whosoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and transgresses His limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein; and he shall have a disgraceful torment”

[al-Nisa’ 4:13, 14].

It is not permissible for the heirs to act upon this unjust will; rather they have to give the women their rightful share of the legacy.
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