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Islamic inheritance calculator

Quick entry

Enter how many of each relative were alive at the time of death, then show the shares.

Who has died?
Spouse
Up to four. A wife divorced revocably who is still in her waiting period (‘idda) also counts.
Children
Sons alive at the time of death.
Daughters alive at the time of death.
Grandchildren
Sons of a son of the deceased.
Daughters of a son of the deceased.
Son of a son’s son.
Daughter of a son’s son.
Parents
The deceased’s father, if he outlived them.
The deceased’s mother, if she outlived them.
Grandparents
The father’s father (or, failing him, his father). The mother’s father has no fixed share.
The father’s mother.
The mother’s mother.
Brothers and sisters
Same father and same mother as the deceased.
Same father and same mother as the deceased.
Same father, different mother.
Same father, different mother.
Same mother, different father.
Same mother, different father.
Nephews
A sister’s children and a brother’s daughters have no fixed share.
Son of a brother through the father only.
Son of a full brother’s son.
Son of a paternal half-brother’s son.
Uncles and cousins
The father’s brothers by the same father and mother. Maternal uncles have no fixed share.
The father’s brothers through the father only.
Uncles’ daughters and aunts’ children have no fixed share.
Son of a father’s brother through the father only.
Son of a full paternal uncle’s son.
Son of a paternal half-uncle’s son.
Special situations
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