Concept, classification and management of property in Islamic Law.

Authors

Dr Tajudeen Adewara Zubair
Yunus O.M

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Abstract

Islamic Law provides a comprehensive framework for property ownership and management, balancing individual rights with communal responsibilities. As a result of this therefore, this article examines the classifications of property in Islamic law of inheritance with a view to discovering the lawful and unlawful property which is subject to ownership through inheritance to achieve justice and harmony through this classification. It traces the background implementation of this principles of Islamic Law of inheritance in order to reflect the Islamic vision of a balanced and equitable society on the one hand and the implications of understanding the concept and classification of property in Islamic law which has significant implications for economic development, social justice, community welfare and individual moral responsibility on the other hand. It also examines the possibility of inheriting illegally acquired property in Islamic Law. The paper adopts a content analysis of both primary and secondary sources to justify the concepts, classification and management in Islamic Law of Inheritance. The paper discloses that the knowledge of what is right to be inherited and what is not legally right to be inherited is important in the field of Islamic Law. It concludes by enumerating the significance of knowing the instrumentality and science of Islamic law of inheritance which may be beneficial to all Muslims in order to be just and equitable in distribution of the deceased Estate. It recommends that there should be a framework put in place to determined the inheritable and non inheritable property of the deceased Muslim before its distribution to the legal heirs.

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