Anonymous wrote:If her husband loves her, why doesn't he fly back to the states or Europe with her? He can finish his life knowing that his wife is safe and free.

LOL not all people have this luxury (or a VISA or immigration status! jeez people how out of touch are y'all!). He continues to work and be the breadwinner.

If her husband loves her, why doesn't he fly back to the states or Europe with her? He can finish his life knowing that his wife is safe and free.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

And you see this as a plus???

How about the wife supports herself? That is the best scenario, not relying upon your inlaws for handouts and scraps.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.

1. She'd rather die than convert to Islam, and

2. If the latter were a viable option I think she would have taken it already.

Not necessarily, she is probably not thinking about it pragmatically. She should convert and be a bad Muslim.

She has something called personal integrity, and she's a devout Christian. Some people don't believe in lying for personal gain.

If she were that devout she wouldn't be married to a Muslim.

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She has something called personal integrity, and she's a devout Christian. Some people don't believe in lying for personal gain.

Sorry, that's dumb, in her situation.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.

1. She'd rather die than convert to Islam, and

2. If the latter were a viable option I think she would have taken it already.

Not necessarily, she is probably not thinking about it pragmatically. She should convert and be a bad Muslim.

She has something called personal integrity, and she's a devout Christian. Some people don't believe in lying for personal gain.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

It's demeaning to follow your male relatives around with your outstretched hand all your life. Get a job and stop mooching.

She can get a job if she wants to. Men earn more for the same jobs, generally. Women have preg and child rearing to deal with, generally. It makes sense to let one support the other.

It's impossible to be supported by someone without them controlling your life. You're trying to make it sound like a good deal, and it isn't. Pregnant women usually have husbands who support them, not brothers or uncles.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

In the American scenario, she gets 100% of their assets. She also gets Social Security if she's a widow caring for a child under 18, or if she herself is 60 or over. So, there's a government safety net rather than relying on the kindness of male relatives, if these even exist.

If there is no child, and in the scenario you described their assets run out, she gets a job. On one of these threads OP said something negative about widows being "forced to work," but trust me, working to support yourself isn't really that bad and might just be more dignified than living in your brother's garret.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

It's demeaning to follow your male relatives around with your outstretched hand all your life. Get a job and stop mooching.

She can get a job if she wants to. Men earn more for the same jobs, generally. Women have preg and child rearing to deal with, generally. It makes sense to let one support the other.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.

1. She'd rather die than convert to Islam, and

2. If the latter were a viable option I think she would have taken it already.

Not necessarily, she is probably not thinking about it pragmatically. She should convert and be a bad Muslim.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.

1. She'd rather die than convert to Islam, and

2. If the latter were a viable option I think she would have taken it already.

Why dis she marry him knowing all this then?

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

It's demeaning to follow your male relatives around with your outstretched hand all your life. Get a job and stop mooching.

Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

But that male child must support not only his parents but his sister when he is an adult whereas the daughter has no such obligation. In the American scenario a wife may inherit husbands assets but when it runs out, too bad. In Islamic states, the wife must be cared for for life by her father or brother or uncle.

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Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.

1. She'd rather die than convert to Islam, and

2. If the latter were a viable option I think she would have taken it already.

Anonymous wrote:My sister in law is a Christian living in a Muslim country. Her husband has MS and is dying, very very slowly. She is infertile and never had children. So when her husband dies at a young age, her in-laws will inherit most of his property thanks to Shariah law, because she never had children. A woman who has a female child also has to forfeit a portion of her husband's assets if he dies. Male siblings earn a larger share at their parents' death.

I'm not a huge fan of Islamic law.

Tell her to convert immediately, or make the husband gift the property to her while he's alive. The latter is actually a better deal since the wife doesn't get all the inheritance anyway. But there are no limitations on gifts. That way she gets everything as a gift, rather than a little bit when he dies.