What Can I Do If My Mother Has Taken Our Father’s Inheritance without Any Distribution?

This is a very sensitive and challenging situation for anyone, especially wrongdoing committed by a mother and for a third party to solve and find a solution. I can only say that you will need to find an on-the-ground reliable local scholar whom your mother would listen to. This way, he can act as a mediator and advisor; maybe your mother might listen.

Another suggestion, as she is your mother, is that instead of demanding your full rights, forgive her for some portion and request what you need or what she can give. Maybe she might give you your and other siblings’ full due or come to a compromised solution.

Pray to Allah Most High for guidance and direction, and once again, continue to speak to your mother with respect, love, and wisdom about the matter.

[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel

Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.

He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.

He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.

He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His personal interest is the love of books and gardening.