{"id":104,"date":"2020-01-30T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T00:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=104"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:22:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:22:34","slug":"will-my-grandchild-of-a-predeceased-son-receive-any-inheritance-from-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/01\/30\/will-my-grandchild-of-a-predeceased-son-receive-any-inheritance-from-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Will my grandchild of a predeceased son receive any inheritance from me? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: Can My Grandchild Receive His Inheritance?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KkZ1v2cHb5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We are sorry for your loss. <em>Allah yirhma<\/em> and may Paradise be his resting place.<\/p>\n<p>The death of your child during your lifetime terminates his right to inherit from your estate. In that case, his children\u2014your grandchildren\u2014do not inherit.<\/p>\n<p>This issue causes much disagreement among the scholars. Some hold that a bequest (wassiyah) to a predeceased child\u2019s children is not obligatory, but many other scholars conclude that the moral directive of the Qur\u2019an is anchored in justice\u2014and the Qur\u2019an expressly directs Muslims to leave a bequest (wassiyah) to relatives. This general principle applies to the grandchild from a predeceased child.<\/p>\n<p>This general principle became known as the <em>obligatory <\/em>bequest for a grandchild and has been codified in many Muslim countries, including Egypt and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Use our <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shariawiz.com\/last-will-and-testament\">ISLAMIC WILL<\/a><\/span> software to prepare your own customized Islamic estate plan that is legally valid for your state, which will allow you to include the obligatory bequest for your grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn if a grandchild of a predeceased son receives any inheritance from Muslim Americans.  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