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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND
There are some obstacles and
impediments which prevent an inheritor to benefit from the assets left by
his/her deceased relation. Broadly, there are four cases consisting of the obstacles, bar or impediment to inheritance,
they include Homicide (Qatl), difference of religion, Apostasy (Riddah), and
Slavery. Some jurists, however, includes difference of domicile as an
impediment to inheritance.
Each one of them functions independently from another and bars the beneficiary
from materializing his right of inheritance. There are divergent views from
different schools of Islamic Jurisprudence over the concept or rather what
constitute impediments to inheritance under Islamic Law, despite the fact that
some of these impediments are clearly contained
in the primary sources as explained by the Prophet (S.A.W). Impediments to
inheritance are the personal acts or attributes of a person which disqualifies
him from succession who would otherwise be an entitled heir on grounds of blood
or marital relationship with the praepositus.
For those relatives of the deceased person ‘who are debarred from inheritance
by reason stated above, do not adversely affect the right of other heirs from
inheritance, neither do they exclude nor restrict their respective shares. In
essences, disqualified heirs are deemed, in law, to be non-existing at all for
the purpose of Islamic law of inheritance. For example, where a deceased person
left behind two or more agnate brothers who, if not disqualified, would have
restricted the mother’s Qur’anic share from one-third (1/3) to one-sixth (1/6)
even when they are excluded by the father of the deceased person, but for the
disqualification which befalls them, would not affect or restrict the mother’s
Quranic share. This is because, for that impediment, they are not recognized in
the eyes of the law.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The provision of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) has
specifically and unambiguously state those that are debarred from inheritance.
This debarment is either partial or complete. But the problem lies on the
arguments forwarded by each school of Islamic Jurisprudence or jurists with
respect to a particular bar on inheritance. It will not be feasible for the
Muslim world if these arguments can go on without careful regard being had to
the fundamental provision of Qur’an and Sunnah. The second problem is in
respect of the research work itself. This topic i.e. “An Analysis of the
Impediments to Inheritance under Islamic Law” is a vital topic that concerns
every aspect of the distribution of estate of a Muslim, particularly where
there is a marriage relationship between a Muslim man and non-Muslim woman and
it give rise to protracted litigation especially where the legitimacy of one of
the potential heirs is in dispute. Thirdly, with respect to apostasy, many
writers or Islamic law jurists undermined a situation where, for example, a man
renounces his religion but his wife or children remain Muslims or vice versa.
This is a controversial area that needs a thorough research and clear
explanation but has been neglected.
Finally, the issue of killing as an
impediment to inheritance under Islamic law is also an area that is very vital
under the principles of Islamic law but not much has always been said about it.
And, most writers limits, themselves on basically only four or to some extent
five elements that constitutes impediment to succession under Islamic laws. However,
the present researcher suggests that it is more than that, for there are other
elements that debar a person from inheriting a deceased estate either
temporally or permanently.
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