Nephews, uncles and cousins
When there is no male descendant, no father, no grandfather and no brother, the remainder goes to the closest male relative through men: nephews, then paternal uncles, then cousins, then their sons.
Share according to the family
Calculated by the same engine as the calculator, in the majority view.
- Wife and two nephews (sons of a full brother)A man dies leaving his wife and 2 full brothers’ sons. 34 See the calculation
- A brother and two nephewsA man dies leaving a full brother and 2 full brothers’ sons. 0 See the calculation
- A daughter and a paternal uncleA man dies leaving his daughter and a full paternal uncle. 12 See the calculation
- The mother and a cousin (son of a paternal uncle)A man dies leaving his mother and a full uncle’s son. 23 See the calculation
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Give the fixed shares to those entitled to them; whatever remains goes to the closest male” (al-Bukhari, no. 6737; Muslim, no. 1615).
The order follows the “line” (sons, father, brothers, uncles), then the degree (the closest), then the strength of the tie (full before paternal): a full brother’s son comes before a paternal half-brother’s son, a full uncle before a paternal half-uncle, and so on.
Only the men of these lines inherit: the daughters of brothers and uncles, aunts and a sister’s children are relatives through women.
A full sister who inherits with a daughter comes before them.