Shia Law recognize nine sharers while Sunni Law recognize 12 sharers.

Rule of primogeniture is partially recognized in shia Law but This rule is totally discarded in
shia Law .

According to shia law, Will in favour of legal heir is valid upto 1/3rd without the consent of other
legal heirs but in Sunni Law, Not so, unless consent of all is there.
In case, there is no son, daughter gets all according to Shia Law while In such a case, she will get
double of her prescribed share and rest will go to other relatives according to Sunni Law.

Shia Law adopt principle of consanguinity and not agnancy i.e. nearer in blood is preferred
while sunni law prefer agnates to cognates.

In Shia law, Doctrines of representation is recognized while Sunni law does not recognizes it

According to Shia Law , Illegitimate child does not inherit from father or from mother while in
accordance with Sunni Law , Such a child is child of mother and inherits from her.
In Shia law ,heirs are of two classes in Shia Law . While in Sunni Law , they are of three classes.

According to Shia Law, In case of childless widow, there is a distinction between movable and
immovable property, as she cannot take share in husband's immovable property While there is no
such distinction in Sunni Law.

Doctrine of increase applies only against the shares of daughters and sisters according to shia
Law while it applies to all sharers in Sunni Law .