Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My grandfather was in a coma for a month with a brain hemorrhage. Doctors confirmed he was brain-dead and wouldn’t wake. His brother abroad paid his hospital bills, and my mother visited him. She used his money early because she had no food or shelter for over three weeks. […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible for my father to stipulate in his marriage contract that his future wife will not inherit from his estate, and instead agree on a fixed financial arrangement based on the length of the marriage, so that only his daughters inherit? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If one sibling refuses to communicate after our parents gifted us a home, can we estimate her share of the contents and sell the house without her consent? What should our father do with her share according to the Hanafi school? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it mandatory for executors to estimate and pay fidya for a deceased if no clear record exists? If a will states that religious obligations should be paid “if known,” and there are no clear records, are executors obliged to estimate and pay fidya from the estate? Or is […]