Distribution Of Inheritance In Quran: Is It Justice ?
The second caliph Umar apparently understood the law of inheritance wrong. The four schools argue in favour of the validity of ‘awl and the reduction of all the shares by citing the precedent of a woman who died during the reign of the Second Caliph, ‘Umar, leaving behind a husband and two agnate sisters. The Caliph gathered the Companions and said: “The shares determined by God for the husband and the two sisters are a half and two-thirds respectively. Now if I start with the husband’s share, the two-thirds will not remain for the two sisters, and if I start with the two sisters, the half will not remain for the husband. So give me advice.”
If one year is long enough to get back on your feet for old widows, then it should be good enough for the young son as well… why give him almost the full share then ?
Daughter becomes the responsibility of her uncles ? There is no uncle here, only a male cousin of her father.. and how can half of her father’s money be given to that male cousin be justified ? If distribution of inheritance is done perfectly Islamic way, I don’t think it can be challenged in courts.