Question
When my mother died she had a big house in her estate. My brother demolished the house and constructed a shop on the land. Years have passed without winding up the estate. Now he says that I am entitled to only a share in the value of the land. What about the big house he had demolished?
Answer
Your brother is out to fraud you of your inheritance. He has to pay you your full inheritance share. He is liable for the big house he had demolished in a haraam manner. His claim that he has to pay you only on the land value is blatantly false. He has to pay you your share of the house, as if the house is still existing. Obtain today's estimate for a house similar to the one your brother had demolished. Your share is in today's value of the house. The crime of usurping inheritance is exceedingly horrible. The punishment is extremely severe.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 07
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- 3
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