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<strong>Are there any restrictions to gift giving during one’s lifetime?</strong>

<strong>Can a person distribute their estate before they die if there is a legitimate reason?</strong>

<strong>Can Muslims inherit from non-Muslims?</strong>

<strong>Can Non-Muslim family members inherit from Muslims?</strong>

<strong>Do adopted children inherit as biological children?</strong>

<strong>Do we have full ownership of our property and possessions?</strong>

<strong>If all heirs are in full agreement to voluntarily distribute the estate in different shares than what is specified in the Quran, can they do that?</strong>

<strong>If the estate gets distributed before or after death and the distribution was not according to the Islamic law as Allah specified in the Quran but mainly was distributed unfairly, what should be done with such distribution?</strong>

<strong>Is disinheritance of beneficiaries allowed in Islam?</strong>

<strong>Is gift giving allowed in one’s lifetime?</strong>

<strong>Is Islamic Inheritance ordained in the Qur’an?</strong>

<strong>Is it Islamic to give everything to your spouse, assuming your spouse will distribute it fairly?</strong>

<strong>Is it obligatory to follow the rules of Inheritance as outlined in the Qur’an?</strong>

<strong>Is this system of inheritance agreed upon among all Sunni schools of thought?</strong>

<strong>What are the proper Islamic steps that should be taken before the distribution of money after death?</strong>

<strong>What is a Wassiyyah?</strong>

<strong>What is the overview of this specified system of inheritance distribution?</strong>

<strong>What is the religious source for the Islamic formula of distribution?</strong>

<strong>Who are the beneficiaries of the Islamic inheritance distribution?</strong>

<strong>Why is there a difference in share distribution between sons and daughters?</strong>

Can a gift be given to a person who is not part of the heirs?

Can one of the heirs give up their rights of inheritance to other deserving members?

My great grandmother passed away earlier this year and I have been thinking about building a drinking well in her name. If the well is built in her name even though she is not the one assisting to have it built would she receive the blessings from this well?

What is an Islamic Wassiyyah?

When should the distribution of inheritance take place?

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