He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

“A man died, leaving a paternal cousin and a wife whom he had divorced during his final illness. The wife’s agent seized hold of the deceased’s paternal cousin and demanded her share of the inheritance. The cousin acknowledged that she was an heir and that he had taken possession of his own share of the inheritance, knowing that the matter was disputed among scholars. He also released the wife, her father, and her agent from all claims.

“Afterwards, he brought witnesses before a Shāfiʿī judge, who testified that the deceased had divorced her during his final illness. The judge ruled accordingly, saying, ‘In my view, she does not inherit.’ The cousin then demanded the return of what had been taken from him. May this testimony be admitted despite his acknowledgment that she was an heir and his release of them from claims concerning what they had received? If he claims that he was ignorant of what he had acknowledged, is his claim of ignorance to be accepted?”

He replied:

“Given the acknowledgment, payment, and release mentioned, together with his knowledge of the scholarly disagreement, he may not bring a claim contradicting his acknowledgment and release, nor may a judgment be issued in his favour on that basis. As for claiming ignorance of this while knowing of the scholarly disagreement, that is a lie. And Allah knows best.”

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

“A woman was married to a soldier and had two children by him, a boy and a girl. The boy died, and the husband divorced her. She took the daughter