Al-Radd (Shares Redistribution or Return of Residue ): Part 3
Bismillāhi Raḥmāni Raḥīm Date: 7th Dhul-Qahdah, 1441 A H / 29th June, 2020 Subject: Al-Farā’id (The Islamic Law of Inheritance) Lesson: 69 Topic: Al-Radd (Shares Redistribution or Return of Residue): Part 3 Sub-Topic: Modern Application of Al-Radd in some Muslim Countries Dear Esteem Participants, welcome to today’s class! Today, we are looking at the modern application of al-Radd principle in Muslim countries. In the last eight decades, al-Radd doctrine has evolved under different applications in some Muslim dominated countries. In Sudan, a judicial pronouncement of 1925 allows the residual estate to be given to the widow (wife) through reversion (al-Radd) in the absence of other legal heirs. The law was also reported to be in vogue in Pakistan with the right of residue reversion postponed to that of “Acknowledged Kinsman” while in Egypt and Syria, the widows are given the same right of inheriting the residue with no condition attached....