{"id":88,"date":"2020-02-05T00:01:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T00:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.147\/shariawiz\/?p=88"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:15:43","slug":"if-my-wife-passes-away-and-i-receive-her-share-of-the-marital-residence-at-the-time-of-her-death-does-that-violate-islamic-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shariawiz.com\/halaqa\/2020\/02\/05\/if-my-wife-passes-away-and-i-receive-her-share-of-the-marital-residence-at-the-time-of-her-death-does-that-violate-islamic-law\/","title":{"rendered":"If my wife passes away and I receive her share of the marital residence at the time of her death, does that violate Islamic law? | Islamic Estate Planning Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shariawiz: What Is The Islamic Law Of Inheritance?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LdZYAST3H7Q?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>Strictly speaking, yes. The surviving spouse&#8217;s share is required to pass to his or her Islamic heirs according to Islamic law. Islamic law does not permit a right of survivorship ownership. Owning a property together with the right of survivorship means that the decedent&#8217;s interest in the property passes automatically to the survivor.<\/p>\n<p>Be that as it may, depending on the circumstances of the family, it may be reasonable to consider the house the wife\u2019s house because she had invested efforts, money, and\/or time in maintaining it. It is only fair that she receive the house. 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