The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.2400- The canals for the flow of water fall under the category of land, and the bricks, etc., used for its construction fall under the category of building.

Issue No.2401- If a deceased has more than one wife and no children, one-fourth of the property, and if he has children, one-eighth of the property is divided equally between the wives in the manner explained above, even though the husband may not have had sexual intercourse with them. However, if he marries a woman during an illness as a consequence of which he dies, that woman will inherit from him only if he had sexual intercourse with her.

Issue No.2402- If a woman marries a man during her illness and dies in that illness, her husband inherits from her even though he may not have had sexual intercourse with her.

Issue No.2403- If a woman is given revocable divorce in the manner explained in the rules relating to divorce, and she dies during the waiting period of divorce (‘iddah), her husband inherits from her. Also, if the husband dies during the period of that ‘iddah, the wife inherits from him. However, if one of them dies during the period of ‘iddah of irrevocable divorce, the other does not inherit from him/her.

Issue No.2404- If a husband divorces his wife during his illness and dies before the lapse of twelve lunar months, the wife inherits from him on the fulfilment of three conditions:1) That the husband dies during the illness in which he divorced her.2) That the woman does not marry after the divorce and completion of the ‘iddah.3) The divorce should not have been of the woman’s accord, and if it had been so, she would not inherit as per obligatory precaution.

Issue No.2405- The dress, ornaments and other similar things that a husband buys for his wife belong to her, unless it is proved that he had not given them to her with a possessory intention, rather they had been lent to her for temporary use.

Issue No.2406- The Holy Qur’an, ring, and sword of the deceased and the clothes worn by him or the clothes which he had prepared to wear, are the property of the eldest son. And if out of the four things the deceased has left more than one, for example, he has left two copies of the Holy Qur’an, or two rings and if he had been using all of them, then all of them belong to the eldest son.

Issue No.2407- If the deceased has a debt equal to his property or more, the four things which were mentioned in the preceding issue do not belong to the eldest son, and should be given for the repayment of the debt. However, if his property is more than the debt, and his debt can be paid off and even considerable amount is also left for the heirs, then those four things should be given to the eldest son.

Issue No.2408- A Muslim inherits from a non-Muslim but a non-Muslim does not inherit from a deceased Muslim, even if he is his father or son.

Issue No.2409- If a person kills one of his relatives intentionally and unjustly, he does not inherit from him. However, if it was due to inadvertence, for example, if he threw a stone in the air and it accidentally hit one of his relatives and killed him, in this case he inherits from him.

Issue No.2410- If a deceased has a child in the mother’s womb and there are also, in its group, other heirs such as children and parents, at the time of dividing the inheritance, the shares of two sons should be set aside for the child in the womb. If the child is born alive, it inherits, and if, for example, one boy and one girl are born, then other heirs should divide the surplus amongst themselves. If there is no other heir in the category of the child and it is born alive, it will inherit the entire property, otherwise it will be divided among other heirs.

Issue No.2411- It is obligatory upon all Muslims to defend against the invasion of enemies upon Muslim countries and their borders. The rule of defence does not apply only to the country in which one is living. Rather, all Muslims of the world should defend one another against the aggression of enemies on Islamic countries or on their sanctities by way of giving generously their wealth or lives or any other means. It will not be necessary in doing so, to obtain the permission of the Mujtahid. However, in order to organise and coordinate the defence programmes, it is necessary, if possible, that a vigilant and trustworthy commander or commanders be appointed under the supervision of the Mujtahid or his representative.