31st October 2018
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته
Question: Husband passed away leaving behind a wife, 1 son, 3 daughters and 2 sisters. Kindly inform us the Islamic share of the above beneficiaries.
الجواب حامداً و مصلياً
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer
In reference to the above scenario, the sisters will be deprived from the share of inheritance due to the existence of the son who in conjunction with the daughters inherit the residue amount after the wife’s share.
Total asset will be divided by 40 parts from which
Wife: 1/8th of share; 5 parts
1 son & 3 daughters: receive the remainder 35 parts from which the son inherits double the share of the daughter. See Table below
| Legal Beneficiaries | Islamic Share | Entitlement share from 40 parts* |
| Wife | 1/8th | 5 |
| Son | Double the share of a daughter from the residue | 14 |
| Daughter 1 | Single share of the son from the residue | 7 |
| Daughter 2 | 7 | |
| Daughter 3 | 7 | |
| Total | 40 | |
| *NB: Simply divide the total asset by 40 parts and thereafter multiply by the entitlement share. This will give you the total monetary figure of each person’s share. | ||
[Allãh Knows Best]
Written by (Mufti) Abdul Waheed
Answer Attested by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department