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Islamic Inheritance Calculator

Calculate inheritance shares across all four Sunni schools — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i & Hanbali — plus a blended Ja‘fari (Shia) mode — with full handling of awl, radd, al-‘Umariyyatain, and hajb exclusions.

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Educational estimate only. Select your school (madhab) below — Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i or Hanbali. Outcomes may differ between schools and from local statutory probate rules. You must verify distribution with a qualified Islamic scholar and the legal authority in your country before executing any estate division.

Hadith

تَعَلَّمُوا الفَرَائِضَ وَعَلِّمُوهَا النَّاسَ، فَإِنَّهَا نِصْفُ العِلْمِ، وَهُوَ يُنْسَى، وَهُوَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ يُنْزَعُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي.

“Learn the laws of inheritance, and teach them to the people, for they are half of useful knowledge — and it is what is first forgotten and first taken away from my Ummah.”

— Sunan Ibn Mājah 2719 · al-Mustadrak of al-Ḥākim

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🇺🇸 United States

How faraid interacts with the civil code

Probate law varies by state. Most states allow full testamentary freedom subject to spousal elective-share statutes (typically 1/3 to 1/2 of the augmented estate).

Forced heirship: Spousal elective share — a surviving spouse can claim against the will regardless of Islamic distribution.

Full guide for United StatesInformational — not legal advice

Step 1 — Estate Value

Enter a single gross-value figure. Switch to 'Detailed' for per-asset entry with valuation dates and joint ownership.

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Simple mode disables per-asset valuation timing, joint ownership %, and the asset inventory PDF. Switch to Detailed for a full estate breakdown.

Waqf / Awqaf — Perpetual Endowment

Dedicate specific assets or amounts as Waqf. Lifetime Waqf (completed irrevocably during life) is removed from the estate entirely. Testamentary Waqf (declared in the will, effective at death) is counted against the 1/3 cap with other bequests.

Scenario Simulator

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Husband dies leaving wife and 3 daughters

No asabah → daughters & wife’s shortfall handled by radd (spouses excluded).

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Wife dies leaving husband and both parents

Classic al-'Umariyyatain — mother takes 1/3 of the remainder after the husband.

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No children — wife, mother, father, full brother

Father becomes residuary in the absence of children.

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No spouse — only mother and 2 daughters

Radd kicks in — no asabah heir, mother & daughters split the whole estate.

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Multiple wives — 2 wives, 1 son, 1 daughter

Wives jointly take 1/8 (split equally between them). Son+daughter pool the residue 2:1.

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Only daughters — 3 daughters and mother

Daughters take 2/3, mother 1/6, remainder redistributed via radd.

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Grandchildren via son — wife, son's son, son's daughter

When no direct sons survive, son's son and daughter inherit at 2:1.

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Complex siblings — wife, 2 full sisters, 1 paternal half-sister

Two full sisters take 2/3 → paternal half-sister excluded (no consanguine brother to re-include her).

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Awl example — husband, 2 daughters, both parents

Shares 1/4 + 2/3 + 1/6 + 1/6 = 5/4. Awl scales each down to fit 1.

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Son excludes brothers — wife, 1 son, 1 full brother

Full brother is excluded by the surviving son (hajb).

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Hanafi Sunni default. Verify all distributions with a qualified Islamic scholar.

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