ISLAMIC LAWS OF INHERITANCE – FLOW CHART

Death of a person
Male/Female

1. Funeral Expenses to be taken.

2. Debts to be cleared

a) Debts to Allah (Unpaid zakath, Hajj etc)

Leaves Assets, Wealth & Property
b) Debts to humans

3. Waseeyat or Will to be implemented not

exceeding 1/3 of the property.

Remaining is divided among heirs.

To find out the Heirs If at the time of division of property other

Start from here relatives orphans or poor are present give
them out of it(Quran 4:8). Its optional, and if
all the heirs agree.

F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU S All Others True Grand Mother s Share : Common For All
YES 1/6 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 b 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 Mother's mother, father's mother, mother's mother's mother, father's father's
mother, father's mother's mother are true grand mothers. Grand mother if
single will get 1/6 in the absence of mother. If more than one they divide 1/6 Abbreviations used
Is
Is between them. Mother will prevent all grand mothers but father will prevent
Son / Sons YES only father's side grandmothers. Higher grand mothers are excluded by lower BU Brother Uterine
Father Alive ?
Alive ? grandmothers example : mother's mother's mother is excluded by mother's
mother. D Daughter
NO F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU S All Others
F Father
0 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 1/6 b 0 0 0 0 0 b 0 H Husband
M Mother
Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others
S Son(s)
NO 1/6 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 1/2 b 0 0 0 0 b 0
SC Sister Consanguineous
SD Son s Daughter
How many living 2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others
Daughter(s) the SF Sister Full
deceased has ? 1/6 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 2/3 b 0 0 0 0 b 0
SS Son s Son
YES
F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others SU Sister Uterine
No Daughter
Is 1/6 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 NO b 0 0 0 0 b 0 TGF True Grand Father
Is
Son s Son(s) YES
Father Alive ? TGM1 True Grand Mother (Mother s Mother)
Alive ?
Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others
TGM2 True Grand Mother (Father s Mother)
NO 0 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 1/6 1/2 b 0 0 0 0 b 0 W Wife

How many living 2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others

Daughter(s) the
NO deceased has ? 0 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 1/6 2/3 b 0 0 0 0 b 0

No Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU SS All Others

0 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 1/6 NO b 0 0 0 0 b 0

Is This is a rare occurance. If you come

Son s Son s YES across this, please refer to our chart
Son(s) including son s son s son/s which
Alive ? will beready insha Allah

Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

1/6 + b 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 1/2 1/6 0 0 0 0 0

NO
2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

1/6 + b 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Is YES How many living

Father Daughter(s) the
Alive ? deceased has ?
F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Single Son s Daughter
1/6 + b 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 0 1/2 0 0 0 0 0

No Daughter How many living 2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ? 1/6 + b 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 0 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0

No Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

1/6 + b * 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

* See the total number of Brothers & Sisters of all kind.
NO If the total number of Brothers & Sisters is 1, Mother will get 1/3
If 2 or more, Mother will get 1/6
If mother is eligible for 1/3 and Father, Spouse & Mother are the only heir, Mother is given 1/
3 of the balance share after Spouses share is given, not 1/3 of the full property.
If Spouse is not there, Mother will get 1/3

@ True Grand Father : Difference of Opinions

Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD BF & SF BC & SC SU BU All Others
There are two opinions for grand father with full/consanguinous brothers and
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 @ 1/2 1/6 @ @ 0 0 0 sisters.
1). Grand Father takes the balance brothers and sisters get nil.
Aboobacker R.A. opines that true grand father excludes full or consanguinous
brothers or sisters. Accepted by Imam Aboo Hanifa.In that case grand father's
2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD BF & SF BC & SC SU BU All Others share is as shown in the chart like father 1/6+Balance and brothers/sisters get
nil.
2). Grand Father shares the balance with brothers and sisters.
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 @ 2/3 0 @ @ 0 0 0 Zaid bin Thabit R.A. opinion is that share is to be divided between grandfather
and full and/or consanguinous brothers & sisters. Three calculations are made.
Is YES a).balnce after fixed heir's share is divided between grandfather and brother-
How many living sisters, grandfather getting equal to that of brother and double that of sister.
True Grand
Daughter(s) the b). grandfather gets 1/3 of balance and the rest to brother-sister. c).
Father(s) grandfather gets 1/6 of the whole property. After this see in which calculation
deceased has ? Single Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD BF & SF BC & SC SU BU All Others
Alive ? grandfather gets higher and he goes for that share. If full brothers or sisters are
there together with consanguinous, then consanguinous are excluded like any
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 @ Not alive 1/2 @ @ 0 0 0 general rule. But they are included for share calculations and after grand
father s balance share is given consanguinous brother or sister s share is given
to full brother or sister or both as the case may be.This is accepted by
Shafei,Maliki and Hambali schools. Most favour second opinion. This is not for
No Daughter How many living 2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD BF & SF BC & SC SU BU All Others uterine brothers or sisters
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 @ Not alive 2/3 @ @ 0 0 0

No Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD BF & SF BC & SC SU BU All Others

Mother Share: See the total number of brothers and sisters of all kind. If the total number of
NO brothers and sisters is 1, mother will get 1/3, if 2 or more mother will get 1/6.
Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 @ Not alive Not alive @ @ 0 0 0
See Box at the
end of this line

Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF BF SC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 1/2 1/6 Balance Balance 0 0 0 0

2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF BF SC SU BU All Others

Is YES How many living Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 2/3 0 Balance Balance 0 0 0 0
Brother Full(s) Daughter(s) the
Alive ? deceased has ?
Single Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF BF SC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 1/2 Balance Balance 0 0 0 0

No Daughter How many living 2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF BF SC SU BU All Others
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 2/3 Balance Balance 0 0 0 0

No Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF BF SC SU BU All Others Mother Share: See the total number of brothers and sisters of all kind. If the total number of
brothers and sisters is 1, mother will get 1/3, if 2 or more mother will get 1/6.
Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive Balance Balance 0 # # 0
NO
See Box at the
See # Box Below
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Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

# Sister Uterine / Brother Uterine
1 SU + 0 BU 1/6
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 1/2 1/6 Balance 0 0 0 0
0 SU + 1 BU 1/6
2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others 2 or more SU + 0 BU 1/3
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 2/3 0 Balance 0 0 0 0 2 or more BU + 0 SU 1/3
SU + BU (any number) 1/3
Is YES How many living
Sister Full(s) Daughter(s) the Single Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Alive ? deceased has ?
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 1/2 Balance 0 0 0 0

No Daughter How many living 2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 2/3 Balance 0 0 0 0

No Son s Daughter
NO

Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 1/2 1/6 Not alive Balance Balance 0 0 0

2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others # Sister Uterine / Brother Uterine

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 2/3 0 Not alive Balance Balance 0 0 0 1 SU + 0 BU 1/6
0 SU + 1 BU 1/6
Is YES How many living Single Son s Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others 2 or more SU + 0 BU 1/3
Brother Daughter(s) the
Consanguineous Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 1/2 Not alive Balance Balance 0 0 0 2 or more BU + 0 SU 1/3
deceased has ?
Alive ? to be equally divided.
SU + BU (any number) 1/3 No male female ratio.
2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others

No Daughter How many living Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 2/3 Not alive Balance Balance 0 0 0
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ?

Single Sister Full F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive 1/2 Balance Balance # # 0
See # Box Above
No Son s Daughter How many living 2 or More Sister Full F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others
Sister Full(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive 2/3 Balance Balance # # 0
See # Box Above

No Sister Full F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC BC SU BU All Others Mother Share: See the total number of brothers and sisters of all kind. If the total number of
brothers and sisters is 1, mother will get 1/3, if 2 or more mother will get 1/6.
Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive Not alive Balance Balance # # 0
See Box at the See # Box Above
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Single Daughter F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 1/2 1/6 Not alive Balance 0 0 0

2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 2/3 0 Not alive Balance 0 0 0

Is YES How many living

Sister
Daughter(s) the
Consanguineous Single Son s Daughter
deceased has ? F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Alive ?
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 1/2 Not alive Balance 0 0 0

No Daughter How many living 2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Son s Daughter(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 2/3 Not alive Balance 0 0 0

NO

No Son s Daughter

Is YES
Brother Full s Son will take Balance
Brother Full s Son(s)
after allotting Fixed shares
Alive ?

NO

Is
Brother YES Brother Consanguineous s Son
Consanguineous s will take Balance after allotting Fixed
Son(s) shares
Alive ?

NO

Is
YES Brother Full s Son s Son
Brother Full s Son s
will take Balance after allotting Fixed
Son(s)
shares
Alive ?

NO

Is
Brother YES Brother Consanguineous s Son s Son
Consanguineous s will take Balance after allotting
Son s Son(s) Fixed shares
Alive ?

F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

NO Single Daughter
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 1/2 1/6 Not alive Not alive 0 0 0

How many living 2 or More Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

Is
YES Daughter(s) the
Paternal Uncle Paternal Uncle Full will take Balance
Full(s) after allotting Fixed shares
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive 2/3 0 Not alive Not alive 0 0 0
Alive ?
# Sister Uterine / Brother Uterine
1 SU + 0 BU 1/6
F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Single Son s Daughter
NO 0 SU + 1 BU 1/6
Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 1/2 Not alive Not alive 0 0 0
2 or more SU + 0 BU 1/3
No Daughter 2 or more BU + 0 SU 1/3
2 or More Son s Daughters F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Is to be equally divided.
YES Paternal Uncle Consanguineous SU + BU (any number) 1/3
Paternal Uncle How many living Not alive 1/6 1/4 1/8 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive 2/3 Not alive Not alive 0 0 0 No male female ratio.
will take Balance after allotting
Consanguineous Son s Daughter(s) the
Fixed shares
Alive ? deceased has ?

F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others Mother Share: See the total number of brothers and sisters of all kind. If the
Single Sister Full total number of brothers and sisters is 1, mother will get 1/3, if 2 or more
Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive 1/2 1/6 # # 0 mother will get 1/6.
NO
See Box at the end of this line

No Son s Daughter How many living 2 or More Sister Full F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Sister Full(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive 2/3 0 # # 0
Is
YES Paternal Uncle Full s Son
Paternal Uncle
will take Balance F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
Full s Son(s) Single Sister Consang
after allotting Fixed shares
Alive ?
Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive Not alive 1/2 # # 0
See # Box Above

No Sister Full How many living 2 or More Sister Consangs F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others
NO Sister Consang(s) the
deceased has ? Not alive 1/6 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive Not alive 2/3 # # 0
See # Box Above

Is No Sister Consang F M H W TGM TGF D SD SF SC SU BU All Others

Paternal Uncle YES Paternal Uncle Consanguineous s Son
Consanguineous s will take Balance after allotting Not alive 1/6 or 1/3 1/2 1/4 0 or 1/6 Not alive Not alive Not alive Not alive Not alive # # 0
Son(s) Fixed shares See # Box Above
Alive ? See the Box
Mother Share: See the total number of brothers and sisters of all kind. If the total number of
brothers and sisters is 1, mother will get 1/3, if 2 or more mother will get 1/6.

NO * See the total number of Brothers & Sisters of all kind.

This list continues in
YES
similar order. If no body
is there, then see if fixed
share heirs are there ?
If the total number of Brothers & Sisters is 1, Mother will get 1/3
If 2 or more, Mother will get 1/6
If mother is eligible for 1/3 and Father, Spouse & Mother are the only heir, Mother is given 1/
3 of the balance share after Spouses share is given, not 1/3 of the full property.
If Spouse is not there, Mother will get 1/3
Fixed Share Heirs will take the Balance.
This is called RADD

Single

NO

Is any other blood YES

Other blood relatives will take the
relatives not mentioned
balance.
so far is Alive ?

NO

Is YES Husband / Wife are not eligible for

Husband / Wife Radd. But, in the absence of distant
Alive ? relatives they take Balance.

NO

Is
YES
One who freed One who freed the slave is eligible for
the slave the slave s property.
Alive ?

NO

Is an YES
Acknowledged kinsmen will take the
Acknowledged
balance.
kinsmen Alive ?

NO

Is
Anybody sho is YES
One who is given more than 1/3 as
given more than
waseeyat will take the balance.
1/3 as Waseeyat
?

NO

Property goes to
Baith ul Maal