The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.2377- If the only heirs of a deceased are the wife or the husband together along with the paternal grandparents and the maternal grandparents, the wife or the husband will get inheritance in the manner which will be explained later. And one of the three parts of the original property will be given to the maternal grandparents to divide it equally between them, and the remaining parts will be given to the paternal grandparents. And the paternal grandfather gets twice as much as the paternal grandmother.

Issue No.2378- If the heirs of the deceased are the maternal grandfather or grandmother (or both) along with the maternal brothers, the maternal grandfather will be treated like a brother and the maternal grandmother like a sister; the property is divided equally between them. However, in case the heirs are the paternal grandfather or grandmother (or both) along with paternal brothers (or paternal and maternal brothers), the grandfather will be treated as a brother and the grandmother as a sister, and the property will be divided between them in such a manner that every man will get twice as much as the share of a woman.

Issue No.2380- If the heir is only one paternal uncle or paternal aunt, whether from the same parents with the deceased, or only from the same father, or only from the same mother, he or she inherits the entire property. And if there are some paternal uncles or some paternal aunts who are from the same parents or from the same father with the deceased, the property should be divided among them equally. However, if the heirs are several paternal uncles together with several paternal aunts, all of the same parents or the same father with the deceased, the paternal uncles will get double the share of the paternal aunts.

Issue No.2381- If the heirs of the deceased are several paternal uncles or several paternal aunts who are from the same mother [yet different fathers] with the deceased, the property will be divided equally among them. However, if there are some paternal uncles together with some paternal aunts who are from the same mother with the deceased, the obligatory precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another in the division of the property.

Issue No.2382- If the heirs of the deceased are the paternal uncles and aunts, some of whom are from the same parents with the deceased, the other ones being from the same father and the rest from the same mother with the deceased, those who are paternal uncles and aunts who share the same father with the deceased do not inherit anything. Then in case there is one paternal uncle or aunt, who is the maternal brother or sister of the deceased's father, the property will be divided into six parts, one part will be taken by the paternal uncle or aunt who is the maternal brother or sister of the deceased's father and the remainder will be taken by the full-blood paternal uncles and aunts of the deceased (the share of the uncle is twice the share of the aunt). And if there are several paternal uncles and aunts who are related to the deceased through the mother (for example, two uncles or two aunts, or one uncle and one aunt from the same mother, but different fathers), the property will be divided into three parts, out of which two parts are taken by the full-blood uncles and aunts of the deceased (as usual, the paternal uncle receives twice as much as the aunt), and one part is taken by those maternal uncles and aunts of the deceased who are the maternal brothers and sisters of his father, and the obligatory precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another in dividing the property.

Issue No.2383- If a deceased has only one maternal uncle or one maternal aunt, he or she inherits the entire property. In case there is a maternal uncle as well as a maternal aunt (whether they are the full-blood or the paternal or the maternal brothers and sisters of his/her mother), the property should be divided among them equally, and the recommended precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another.

Issue No.2383- If a deceased has only one maternal uncle or one maternal aunt, he or she inherits the entire property. In case there is a maternal uncle as well as a maternal aunt (whether they are the full-blood or the paternal or the maternal brothers and sisters of his/her mother), the property should be divided among them equally, and the recommended precaution is that they should make a compromise with one another.

Issue No.2384- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt whose mother is the same with the deceased's mother, along with a full-blood uncle and aunt (i.e., from the same parents of the deceased), and also a maternal uncle and aunt, the latter will not inherit, and the property will be divided into six parts, one part will go to the maternal uncle and aunt from the mother’s side, and the remaining parts will go to the full-blood maternal uncle and aunt who will divide it among themselves equally.

Issue No.2385- If the heirs of the deceased are the maternal uncle and aunt from the same father, along with the maternal uncle and aunt from the same mother and also real maternal uncle and aunt, the maternal uncle and aunt from father’s side will not inherit, and the property should be divided into three parts, one part will be divided equally between the maternal uncle and aunt from mother’s side and the remaining parts will go to the real maternal uncle and aunt who will divide it among themselves equally.

Issue No.2386- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt along with one paternal uncle or aunt, the property will be divided into three parts; one share goes to the maternal uncle or aunt, and two shares go to paternal uncle or aunt.

Issue No.2387- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt along with one paternal uncle and aunt, in case, the paternal uncle and paternal aunt are from the same parents or from the same father with the deceased, the property will be divided into three parts, one part will go to the maternal uncle or aunt and out of the remaining parts, two parts will be given to the paternal uncle and one part to the paternal aunt. Hence, if the property is divided into nine equal shares, three shares will go to the maternal uncle or aunt, and four shares to the paternal uncle and two shares to the paternal aunt.

Issue No.2388- If the heirs of the deceased are one maternal uncle or aunt together with one paternal uncle or one paternal aunt from the same mother, and paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or from the same father, the property should be divided into three parts; one part is given to the maternal uncle or aunt, and the remaining two parts will be divided into six shares, one share is given to the paternal uncle or aunt from the mother’s side, and five shares are given to the paternal uncle and aunt from the same parents or from father’s side. Paternal uncles inherit twice the share of the paternal aunts.