Abstract

The research is limited to a set of basic frameworks that clarify its features, namely: the inheritance system in Islam, its foundations and goals, and its social and economic effects through studying the verses of the Holy Qur’an and the purified biography of the Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him. The study dealt with the concept of inheritance, its pillars, conditions, causes and impediments, the legislative aspects of women’s inheritance, the socio-economic impact of the inheritance system in Islam and contemporary suspicions about the Islamic legal system in inheritance and responses to them. It is commensurate with the legal provisions and the preservation of rights for them by knowing the sound controls set by the Islamic Sharia in dealing with heirs. Among the most important findings it has reached is that the legislative miracle of inheritance has lofty legitimate aims that crystallize in bringing interests and warding off evil. Some of these objectives are achieving the principle of succession in money, the popularity and preservation of money, achieving social justice represented in achieving family and social solidarity, and distributing inheritance among all who deserves it, whether being a male or a female, young or old.