Multiple choice

The widow could inherit her husband's property after his death only if

  1. she was entitled to inherit it by the will left by her deceased husband in her favour.

  2. she was pregnant at the time of her husband's death.

  3. she had no son

  4. her husband did not marry another woman in his lifetime.
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Explanation

In many classical legal texts, a widow's right to inherit was strictly limited; she was often only considered an heir if she had no son to perform the funeral rites, as the son was the primary heir.

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