Inheritance calculation
Question
If a deceased left behind a wife, two daughters and five sons, how will the inheritance be distributed?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Answer
The inheritance will be divided into 96 parts and distributed as follows:
Wife – 12/96th (1/8th – 12.5%)
Each of the five sons – 14/96th (14.58%)
Each of the two daughters – 7/96th (7.29%)
Allah knows best
Yusuf Shabbir
1 Jumādā al-Thāniyah 1441 / 26 January 2020
Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmad and Mufti Muhammad Tahir
