A LIFETIME OF IBAADAH… ONLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR JAHANNAM!
A LIFETIME OF IBAADAH… ONLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR JAHANNAM!
Rasûlullâh sallallâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam said:
“Certain men and women engage in the ‘ibâdah of Allah for sixty years. However, at the time of death they make a bequest(wasîyyah) that is contrary to the Sharî‘ ah and thereby become eligiblefor jahannam.”
Lesson: For example, some people are in the habit of saying the following at the time of death:
“A certain item of mine should be given to my grandson. Do not give it to my brother. The major portion of a certain item should be given
to a certain daughter, while the other daughter should receive the lesser amount.”
All this is harâm. The masâ’il related to bequests and inheritance should be found outfrom an ‘âlim and acted upon. Never act contrary to that which the Sharî ‘ah has prescribed.
Some important Masaa’il
1. Parents, spouses (either the wife or the husband and children will always inherit fromthe estate of the deceased.
2. It is not permissible for a person to bequeath something to any of the three categories of people stated above. For instance one cannot say that “after my demise, my wife must inherit the house”. or my certain son must take the shop.
3. Yes, it is permissible for a person to give something as a gift to his son, wife/husbandor parent during his lifetime. The gift will only be valid if it is
(a) unconditional
(b) The person receiving the gift takes immediate possession and is at complete liberty to do whatever he wishes to with the gift. An example is when a man gives a house to the wife. The wife has full rights over the house.
She is free to sell it the next day without her husbands consent and keep the money for herself since the house belonged to her.
4. Many a times, women feel shy to take their share and simply gift their share to someone without taking possession or even knowing what their actual inheritance was. Accordingto Hadhrat Moulana Thanvi Rahmatullahialayh, such a “gift” is incorrect. The men
folk should insist that she take possession of her share and keep it with her. After a few months if she still wishes to give her share tosomeone, than there is no harm in doing so.
