Dhurriyya (descendants in the rulings, especially in endowments)

الذرية (في الفقه)

In lexicon dhurriyya means offspring, and is sometimes used for ancestors. 1 The majority hold that dhurriyya covers sons and daughters, so an endowment to one's descendants includes the children of daughters; al-Kharaqi of the Hanbalis excludes them. 2 3

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Family, marriage and kinship

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In lexicon dhurriyya means offspring, and it is sometimes used for ancestors. 1 The majority hold that dhurriyya covers sons and daughters, so that an endowment to one's dhurriyya includes the children of daughters. 2 Al-Kharaqi of the Hanbalis holds that the children of daughters are not included. 2 3

People and things also explored

Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)· Brother (full, paternal and maternal) in law

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8416
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8417
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.8418
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