Inheritance Calculation

Inheritance Calculation

Question

A man passes away leaving behind a widow, two sons and a daughter. How will the wealth be distributed?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

The inheritance will be distributed according to the following shares:

Wife – 5/40^th (1/8^th – 12.5%)

Each son – 14/40^th (35%)

Daughter – 7/40^th (17.5%)

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

12 Shaʿbān 1442 / 26 March 2021

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir