Dear
[Name Removed]As-salamu alaykum
In general, I don't provide answers to questions on Facebook but I'd like to kindly invite you to post questions/follow up queries on the QM Forum below:
http://quransmessage.com/forum/forum.htmHowever, please don't be alarmed. The Quran is perfect but it is only the imperfect assumptions/axioms that humans are prone to make/suggest which create the interpretive inconsistencies.
What I'd respectfully suggest is a re-read of all the inheritance verses with particular emphasis on a particular point. Please kindly note that the Quran's inheritance shares are
only to be enacted if there is not a
primary will/legacy or in conjunction with it once a
primary will/legacy
has been satisfied. Many Muslims and clerics appear to miss this point and some even appear to infer some sort of abrogation without basis.
![](http://quransmessage.com/files/Inheritance-remainder.jpg)
If we then take the Quran at its word, the allocation of the shares only come into play after the first will/legacy is satisfied and then the portions are assigned.
The other incorrect assumption is that the total should = 100% based simply on % allocations without any consideration that the Quran is referring to 'remainders'.Please kindly allow me to explain with an example:
If I requested, please can you ensure that half of your sweets are given to your father and with the remaining, please ensure that 2/3 are shared with your sisters, all that implies is that you need to create 3 parts from your 50% and share 2 parts of it with your sisters.
This does not mean 50% + 66.7% but rather:
50% + (66.7% of the 50% remaining)
This will mean you still have 1/3 of the sweets left from the 50% to pass to whoever you desire (or for the estate to decide in case of an Inheritance execution). In other words, out of the 50% remaining, your sisters are not allowed to take the entire remainder, but are only entitled to 2/3rds of the remaining 50%.
Please kindly see my article
[1] on inheritance below:
I hope this helps, God willing.
Regards,
Joseph
REFERENCE[1] INHERITANCE LAWS IN THE QURAN
http://quransmessage.com/articles/inheritance%20FM3.htm