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The paternal half-brother’s share

A paternal half-brother inherits the remainder like a full brother, but after him: he is excluded by the full brother and by a full sister who inherits with a daughter.

Share according to the family

Calculated by the same engine as the calculator, in the majority view.

  • A paternal half-brother aloneA man dies leaving a paternal half-brother. 1 See the calculation
  • With a full brotherA man dies leaving a full brother and a paternal half-brother. 0 See the calculation
  • With two full sisters and a paternal half-sisterA man dies leaving 2 full sisters, a paternal half-brother and a paternal half-sister. 29 See the calculation
  • With the husband, a full sister and a paternal half-sisterA woman dies leaving her husband, a full sister, a paternal half-brother and a paternal half-sister. 0 See the calculation

With his paternal half-sisters, he receives twice each one’s share (verse 176).

Facing two full sisters who take two thirds, he makes his paternal half-sister an heir to the remainder with him (“the blessed brother”). Facing a single full sister, he makes her lose the sixth she would have had (“the unlucky brother”) when the fixed shares leave nothing.

Facing the grandfather, the full siblings count him in the sharing and then take back his share (al-mu‘adda).

The verse that sets this share

Surah An-Nisa, verse 176

يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِى ٱلْكَلَٰلَةِ إِنِ ٱمْرُؤٌا۟ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُۥٓ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَآ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهَا وَلَدٌ فَإِن كَانَتَا ٱثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا ٱلثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ وَإِن كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَةً رِّجَالًا وَنِسَآءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ ٱلْأُنثَيَيْنِ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ أَن تَضِلُّوا۟ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌۢ ۝١٧٦

176. They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allāh gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females. Allāh makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allāh is Knowing of all things.

Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary

Explanation of the verse

They ask you, O Messenger, to give them a ruling with respect to the inheritance of the person who dies without any direct heirs, such as a father or child. Say: Allah explains the ruling with respect to such a person: If a person without any parent or child dies and he has a full sister or a half sister, she will receive half of the wealth he leaves – it being her set share. His full brother or half brother will receive whatever wealth he leaves behind by way of agnation, if there are no stipulated heirs; yet if there are stipulated heirs, he will inherit the balance that remains. If there are two or more full sisters or half sisters, they will inherit two thirds as their set share. If there are male and female (full or half) siblings, they will inherit by way of agnation in accordance with the rule: the male receives equivalent to the share of two females, which means that the share of the male will be double that of the female. Allah explains to you the ruling for the person who dies without direct heirs, as well as other laws of inheritance, so that you do not go astray in this regard. Allah knows everything and nothing is hidden from Him.

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Monday, October 19, 2026 8 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ

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