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Women’s Inheritance in Islamic Law Explained

The document analyzes Islamic inheritance laws, revealing scenarios where female heirs can inherit more than male heirs based on their relationship to the deceased. For example, daughters can collectively receive two-thirds of an estate compared to their father's one-sixth share. The findings suggest that Islamic inheritance prioritizes proximity and legal status over gender, allowing women to inherit significant portions in certain cases.

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Women’s Inheritance in Islamic Law Explained

The document analyzes Islamic inheritance laws, revealing scenarios where female heirs can inherit more than male heirs based on their relationship to the deceased. For example, daughters can collectively receive two-thirds of an estate compared to their father's one-sixth share. The findings suggest that Islamic inheritance prioritizes proximity and legal status over gender, allowing women to inherit significant portions in certain cases.

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Abdurrahim HALILZADE

020721030

Cases Female take more than male from inheritance

In the study of Islamic inheritance (Ilm al-Fara'id), it is often assumed that male heirs always
receive larger shares than females. However, a technical analysis of the system reveals several
scenarios where women inherit significantly more than men, based on their proximity to the
deceased and their status as "fixed-share" heirs.

One primary example occurs when a deceased man leaves behind two daughters and his
father. According to the Qur'anic mandate (4:11), the daughters collectively receive a fixed
share of two-thirds of the estate. The father, in this case, receives one-sixth. When using a
common denominator, the daughters receive 4/6 of the total wealth, while the father receives
only 1/6, meaning the female heirs inherit four times the amount of the male heir.

A similar logic applies to collateral relatives. If a person dies leaving two granddaughters and
a paternal uncle, the granddaughters are entitled to two-thirds of the estate. The uncle, as a
residuary heir, receives only the remaining one-third. This demonstrates that direct descendants,
regardless of gender, are prioritized over more distant male relatives. Furthermore, in cases
where a man leaves one daughter and one brother, the daughter’s fixed share of one-half is
equal to the brother’s remainder, showing that female shares can effectively cap or match male
inheritance.

Ultimately, these cases prove that Islamic inheritance is a systematic framework based on
proximity and specific legal designations rather than a simple gender hierarchy. Women often
receive the majority of an estate when they are primary descendants, illustrating that the law
balances responsibility with family position.

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