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The estate
The deceased was
£
£
£
£
A bequest is carried out up to one third of what remains after debts, and there is no bequest to an heir unless the heirs consent.Living heirs
Select only relatives who were alive at the time of death.
Spouse
Husband
Wife / wives
Children and son’s children
Sons
Daughters
Son’s sons
Son’s daughters
Parents and grandparents
Father
Mother
Paternal grandfather
Paternal grandmother
Maternal grandmother
Brothers and sisters
Full brothers
Full sisters
Paternal half-brothers
Paternal half-sisters
Maternal half-brothers
Maternal half-sisters
Nephews and paternal uncles
Sons of full brothers
Sons of paternal half-brothers
Full paternal uncles
Paternal uncles (father’s half-brothers by the father)
Sons of full paternal uncles
Sons of paternal half-uncles
Distant kindred (dhawu al-arham)
Calculated on the view of Abu Yusuf. They inherit only when there is no fixed-share heir (other than a spouse) and no residuary.
Daughter’s sons
Daughter’s daughters
Maternal grandfather
Sister’s sons
Sister’s daughters
Brother’s daughters
Children of maternal half-siblings
Paternal aunts
Maternal uncles
Maternal aunts
Point of fiqh
Grandfather with full or paternal siblings
Before you rely on the result
- This calculator is for learning and a first estimate. It does not replace asking a scholar, especially for distant kindred, an unborn child, a missing person, intersex heirs, homicide or difference of religion, which it does not handle.
- In the UK an estate is divided by the Islamic shares only if the deceased left a valid written will. Without a will, the English intestacy rules apply, which can differ greatly from the Islamic division.
- Non-Muslim relatives do not inherit from a Muslim, and an heir who killed the deceased does not inherit. Do not include them.
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