Does a separated wife inherit from her husband?

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My father has two wives. He has separated form his second wife and his children from his second wife. If my father passes away, does his second wife and her children from him inherit from my father?

Mufti Ismaeel Bassa · Accepted Answer

As long as a husband is married to his wife/wives i.e. they were not divorced from him when he passed away, all his wives will inherit from him upon his demise, irrespective if he had separated from them during his lifetime.

As for his children, all of them will inherit from him even if he had divorced any of his wives.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

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