Faraiz (Islamic Inheritance) Calculator
Calculate Islamic inheritance shares per Quran 4:11, 4:12, and 4:176 — handles spouse, children, parents, siblings, and divorce scenarios.
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Faraiz (Islamic Inheritance) Calculator
Generated on April 25, 2026
Educational tool — Sunni rules only. Implements standard Hanafi/Shafi'i/Maliki/Hanbali inheritance per Quran 4:11–12 & 4:176. For actual estate distribution, consult a qualified Mufti or family lawyer. Distribute funeral costs, debts, and bequests (max 1/3) before applying these shares to the residual estate.
Net value after funeral costs, debts, and bequests have been deducted.
Deceased and Spouse
Spouse inherits per Quran 4:12.
Multiple wives share the same fixed fraction (1/8 with children, 1/4 without) equally.
Children
Parents
Distribution
| Heir | Share | Fraction | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wife | 1/4 (no children) | 25.00% | 250,000 |
| Mother | 1/3 | 33.33% | 333,333.33 |
| Father | Asaba (residue) | 41.67% | 416,666.67 |
| Total distributed | 100.00% | 1,000,000 | |
Step-by-step calculation
Formula
Distribute the residual estate according to Quran 4:11, 4:12, and 4:176 (fixed shares first, residue to asaba).
- 1Wife: 1/4 (no children) → 25.00% = 250,000. Quran 4:12 — wife receives 1/4 .
- 2Mother: 1/3 → 33.33% = 333,333.33. Quran 4:11 — mother receives 1/3 when the deceased has no children and fewer than two siblings.
- 3Father: Asaba (residue) → 41.67% = 416,666.67. Father is the closest male relative — takes the entire residue when no children survive.
?What is the Faraiz (Islamic Inheritance) Calculator?
The Faraiz (or Mirath) Calculator distributes a deceased Muslim's estate per the Sunni rules of inheritance prescribed in Surah An-Nisa of the Holy Quran (verses 4:11, 4:12, and 4:176). It handles every common scenario: spouse with or without children, multiple wives, sons and daughters in the Quranic 2:1 ratio, parents alive or deceased, the Kalalah situation (no children, no father → siblings inherit), and crucially the rules around divorce — spouses divorced via revocable talaq still in iddah inherit, while spouses divorced via final talaq (talaq-e-baʾin) or whose iddah has expired do not. The output shows each heir's exact fractional share and monetary amount, with citations to the relevant Quranic verses for every step. This is an educational tool; for actual estate distribution, consult a qualified Mufti or family lawyer.
The Formula
The calculation proceeds in fixed order. (1) Funeral expenses, debts, and bequests (max 1/3) are deducted from the estate first. (2) Spouse takes their fixed share — 1/8 if there are children, 1/4 otherwise (wife); 1/4 or 1/2 (husband). Multiple wives share the same fraction equally. (3) Mother gets 1/6 if there are children OR ≥2 siblings, else 1/3. (4) Father gets 1/6 fixed when sons are present (sons take the residue); otherwise the father takes the residue as the closest male relative (asaba). (5) Lone daughter gets 1/2; multiple daughters together get 2/3 — but if any son is present, sons and daughters share the residue in 2:1. (6) Siblings only inherit in Kalalah scenarios (no children, no father). Divorced spouses: those in iddah after a revocable divorce (talaq-e-rajʿi) still inherit; those after final divorce (talaq-e-baʾin) or expired iddah do not.
Put It in Perspective
Pakistani Muslim Family Laws Ordinance (1961) generally follows classical Hanafi inheritance rules, supplemented by mandatory bequest provisions for orphaned grandchildren.
In Saudi Arabia, the Maliki school is the official madhab; inheritance courts apply classical Faraiz with strict adherence to Quranic fractions.
Egypt's 1946 Personal Status Law codified Islamic inheritance for Sunni Muslims and remains influential across the Arab world.
Pre-Islamic Arabian custom denied women and children any inheritance, distributing the estate only to mature male warriors. Quranic reform (610–632 CE) gave women and children fixed shares for the first time in Arabian history.
Practical Examples
Estate $100,000, husband + 2 sons + 1 daughter alive: husband 1/4 = $25,000; each son ~$30,000; daughter ~$15,000 (sons take twice a daughter's share from the residue).
Estate $200,000, wife + 1 son + 1 daughter, both parents alive: wife $25,000 (1/8), mother $33,333 (1/6), father $33,333 (1/6 fixed), son $72,222, daughter $36,111 (residue split 2:1).
Estate $80,000, only wife (no children, no parents, no siblings): wife $20,000 (1/4), remaining $60,000 returns to her via Radd in classical Hanafi practice — the spouse-only Radd issue is debated.
If wife was divorced via final talaq before death: she does NOT inherit. Her would-be 1/8 or 1/4 is added to other heirs' shares.
If wife was in iddah after revocable talaq when husband died: she still inherits per all four major Sunni schools.
In Kalalah (no children, no father): brothers and sisters split residue at 2:1 per Quran 4:176.
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