Islamic Inheritance Calculator
Divide an estate among heirs according to Islamic law (Hanafi) — shares, amounts and the reason for each.
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About the Islamic Inheritance Calculator
Work out how an estate is divided under Islamic law, the way it is done in Pakistan (Hanafi fiqh). Enter the value of the estate, the debts and funeral costs, any will, and the relatives who are alive. The calculator shows every heir's fraction, percentage and amount in rupees — and why each person gets that share, or why they are excluded.
It handles the fixed Quranic shares, residuary heirs (sons take twice the share of daughters), exclusion (hajb), ʿawl when shares add up to more than the estate, radd when something is left over, and classic cases such as Umariyyatain.
How to use the Islamic Inheritance Calculator
- Choose whether the person who passed away was male or female.
- Enter the total estate, then debts and funeral costs (these are paid first), and any will for non-heirs (at most one third).
- Tick or count the relatives who are alive: spouse, parents, sons, daughters; open the sections for siblings, grandchildren and others.
- Click Divide the estate.
Formula
Order: funeral costs and debts → will (up to 1/3 of the rest) → heirs.
Fixed shares: husband 1/2 (1/4 with children); wife 1/4 (1/8 with children); mother 1/3 (1/6 with children or two or more siblings); father 1/6 with children; one daughter 1/2, two or more 2/3; sisters like daughters when there are no children; maternal siblings 1/6 or 1/3.
Residuaries take what is left, sons twice daughters. If fixed shares exceed the estate, all are reduced in proportion (ʿawl); if something is left and there is no residuary, it returns to the fixed-share heirs except the spouse (radd).
Examples
- Estate Rs 1 crore (10,000,000); a man leaves a wife, his mother, 2 sons and 1 daughter → wife 1/8 = Rs 1,250,000, mother 1/6 = Rs 1,666,667, each son Rs 2,833,333 and the daughter Rs 1,416,667.
- A woman leaves her husband, father and mother → husband 1/2, mother 1/6 (one third of what is left), father 1/3 (Umariyyatain).
- A man leaves a wife, father, mother and 2 daughters → shares add up to 27/24, so ʿawl applies: wife 1/9, father 4/27, mother 4/27, daughters 16/27.
Frequently asked questions
Which school of fiqh does it follow?
Hanafi fiqh, which is followed by most Muslims in Pakistan. Shia (Jafari) inheritance rules are different and are not covered.
Do grandchildren inherit if their parent died earlier?
In classical fiqh they may be excluded, but in Pakistan section 4 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 gives the children of a predeceased son or daughter the share their parent would have received. This calculator does not apply that rule — ask a lawyer.
Is the mehr (dower) counted?
Unpaid mehr is a debt owed to the wife. Add it to Debts so it is paid before the estate is divided.
Is this a fatwa?
No. It is a calculator for understanding the shares. For a final division, especially of property, confirm with a qualified mufti or lawyer.