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24 - 10 - 2025
The Ruling on a Wife Taking Her Dowry from Her Husband's Estate
My husband passed away a month ago and left me a house and a sum of money. I have one son who is ten years old, and my husband's mother is still alive. What is the share of my husband's mother from the house and money that my husband left for me? And can I take my deferred dowry from the money my husband left for me, knowing the decline in the value of the Syrian pound? I want a detailed answer from a Sharia perspective.
Answer
I say, and with God's success: You must take your dowry first; because it is a debt, and it is considered in value due to the significant decline of the Syrian pound, and it takes precedence over inheritance. The husband's mother receives one-sixth, and the wife receives one-eighth, with the remainder going to the son. And God knows best.
