Inheritance Calculation for Children and Grandchildren
Question
The deceased left behind (1) a wife (2) two daughters (3) two grandsons and two granddaughters from a pre-deceased son. Can you calculate the shares each heir is entitled to? I should add that all three children of the deceased had different mothers. Only the last wife was surviving, the others having pre-deceased their husband.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم
Answer
Assuming there are no parents of the deceased, the inheritance will be distributed as follows:
- Wife: 18/144th (1/8th)
- Each daughter: 48/144th (1/3rd) each
- Each grandson: 10/144th
- Each granddaughter: 5/144th
Allah knows best
Yusuf Shabbir
15 Ṣafar 1447 / 9 August 2025
Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir
