What will happen to my spouse if my home is divided among my Quranic Heirs?
There are several possibilities in this situation:- Option 1: Where the surviving spouse wishes to remain in the home, but does not have sufficient means to buy the other shares, the other Qur’anic Heirs can agree that whilst retaining their shares in the house, the surviving spouse can continue to live in the house. Option 2: Where the surviving spouse wishes to remain in the home, the market value of the home is obtained and the surviving spouse buys out the shares of your Qur’anic Heirs. Option 3: The house can be sold and the proceeds of the sale divided amongst your Qur’anic Heirs. This may be an ideal solution where the children have left home and the surviving spouse decides to move to a smaller home nearer to one of the children. Option 4: The other shareholders are entitled under the Shariah to give part or their entire share to the surviving spouse (or anyone else) while they are alive. But this must be a voluntary decision and they cannot be forced to agree to this.
