The Grandson Does Not Inherit under Shahrur’s General Rule
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur maintains that the grandson does not inherit under the general system of prescribed shares if his father dies during the grandfather’s lifetime, and that what is given to him is by way of bequest, not inheritance.
Explanation
He explains that the grandson, if his father had died before the grandfather, does not enter into the grandfather’s inheritance according to the traditional rule.
He cites special legal applications in some countries that granted a “mandatory bequest” to resolve this problem.
In this way, he distinguishes between the right of inheritance and the right of protection through bequest.
He sees this example as demonstrating the need for bequest before inheritance.
Its place in the argument of the episode
This atom presents a practical jurisprudential example that supports the episode’s theoretical construction.
Through it, he shows that the general law of inheritance may leave gaps that are addressed by bequest.
Scope of the claim
It does not deny the existence of contemporary legal solutions, but places them under the heading of bequest rather than inheritance.
Brief citation
“The grandson does not inherit"
"The mandatory bequest”
Related links
- Shahrur - Jurisprudence
- Shahrur - Toward a New Foundations for Islamic Jurisprudence
- Atom: Inheritance, for him, is a matter of general application, not a special one