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Islamic Inheritance Distribution Guide

The document outlines the distribution of net distributable assets after deducting funeral expenses, debts, and other specific obligations. It provides a detailed breakdown of inheritance shares among various relatives, including paternal and uterine family members, based on the presence or absence of certain relatives. The rules for inheritance shares are specified for different familial relationships, ensuring equitable distribution according to Islamic inheritance laws.

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Islamic Inheritance Distribution Guide

The document outlines the distribution of net distributable assets after deducting funeral expenses, debts, and other specific obligations. It provides a detailed breakdown of inheritance shares among various relatives, including paternal and uterine family members, based on the presence or absence of certain relatives. The rules for inheritance shares are specified for different familial relationships, ensuring equitable distribution according to Islamic inheritance laws.

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Total Assets (A)

less: funeral expenses (F)


less: debts (D)
less: wife's mahr if not paid (M)
less: gifts / bequests to individual or charity if specfically called out by or in the will of the deceased (B) < 1/3 x A and
equals Net distributable assets (X = A - F - D - M - B)

Paternal Uterine Brother


Dhaw-u'l-Fara'id --> Father Grandfather Grandmother (from same mother)

1/6 (if one) or 1/3


1/6 + Asaba to be distributed
share if no 1/6 or 0 if equally or 0 for
son or Same as mother / brother if father /
X grandson father father is alive grandfather is alive

No Father 0 1/6 1/6 1/6


Father Alive 1/6 1/6 0 0
No Son 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Son Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
No Mother 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Mother Alive 1/6 1/6 0 1/6
No Paternal Grandfather 1/6 0 1/6 1/6
Paternal Grandfather Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 0
No Daughter 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Daugther Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
1 Uterine Sibling 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
>1 Uterine Sibling 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/3
No Brother 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Brother Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
No Sister 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Sister Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
No Son's Children 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
Son's Children Alive 1/6 1/6 1/6 1/6
of the deceased (B) < 1/3 x A and cannot be to a person already entitled to a share in inheritance

Uterine Sister (from


same mother) Husband Wife Unmarried Daughter

1/2 or 2/3 to be
1/6 (if one) or 1/3 distributed equally or
to be distributed 1/2 or 1/4 if 1/4 or 1/8 if half of son's share if son
equally children children is alive

1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3


1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/2 1/4 1/2
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/2 1/4 0
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/3 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
1/6 1/4 1/8 2/3
inheritance

Consanguine
Sister (from
Son's daughter Sister same father) Mother Total Asaba -->

1/3 or 1/6 if Relations


deceased without any
has siblings line of
or even females. No
lesser share fixed share -
1/2 or 2/3 to (from wife's remainder
Same as daughters or be 1/2 or 2/3 to be remainder) after Group
1/6 if daughter's alive or distributed distributed if father is A gets their
0 if son is alive equally equally alive share

1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 1/5


1/6 2/3 2/3 0 3
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 4/7
0 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 1/5
1/6 2/3 2/3 0 3 1/5
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 1/5
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 1/5
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
2/3 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 4/7
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 5/9
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/3 3 5/9
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
1/6 0 2/3 1/3 2 7/8
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
0 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 1/5
1/6 2/3 2/3 1/6 3 3/8
Paternal
Son Son's children Daughter Father Grandfather Siblings

Extra share as
Asaba if no
father,
grandfather,
Treated as Extra share Extra share son or son's
If son is not alive, then Asaba if son as Asaba if as Asaba if children -
grandson gets double is alive - get no son or no father, sisters get
Double of daughters' of granddaughters' half of son's son's son or son's half of
share share share children children brothers

-2 1/5 0 0
1 1/3 0
0 1/3
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0 0
1 1/3 0
0 0 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
1 1/3 0
Consanguine
Brother (from Brother's Brother's Paternal Dhaw-u'l Daughter's
same father) children grandchildren uncle Total Arham --> children

Extra share as
Asaba if no
If no previous Extra share as father, Relations in
Asabat alive, Asaba if no grandfather, If no line of
then gets the father, siblings, siblings' previous females. No
full remaining grandfather, children, son or Asabat alive, fixed share -
share - siblings, son or son's children - then gets remainder
preference son's children - granddaughters the full after Group
over brother's daughters get get half of remaining A and B get
son half of sons grandsons share their share
Son's Father's
daughter's Son's daughter's Maternal maternal Mother's Mother's Sisters'
children grandchildren grandfather grandfather grandfather grandmother children

No fixed shares mentioned


Father's Mother's
sisters sisters

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