By Melissa Tan

IF A married Muslim man dies without a son or a will, Singapore civil law dictates that if his wife has joint tenancy of their HDB flat she should get full ownership of their flat.

Islamic syariah law, however, says she is only entitled to half - the remainder is to be equally distributed among the man's siblings. His siblings can then force his wife to sell the flat and give them their share of the proceeds, leaving her with no roof over her head.

The dispute sometimes ends up in court.

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