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Failed to pay to his sister for her share of inheritance 8 years ago

Question

my property was distributed among 3 siter and myself b4 8 years. according to moulavis i was liable to pay rs 6000/ to my 3 sisters. i payed to my 2 siter and due to some financial problem i was facing i dint pay yet her amount.now she is demamding rs 60,000/insted of rs 6000/ soplease tell me howmuch should i pay my thrd sister.

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

If you purchased from your sisters their share in these properties, among whom is your third sister, and you paid every one of them with the exception of the third one, then you are only obliged to pay the price by which she sold her share to you, even if you did not pay her yet, because this price is a debt which you are obliged to repay, and the ownership of her share was transferred to you.

However, if you have not yet purchased her share until now, she may sell it to you with the price she likes and she has the right to refrain from selling it to you.

Allaah Knows best.

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