Intermediate
Inheritance
Surah: An-Nisa (7)
Inheritance — The Quranic Shares
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصِيبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَانِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبُونَ
— النساء الآية 7
Verse: "For men a share of what parents and relatives leave, and for women a share of what parents and relatives leave." (4:7)
Six Quranic shares: Half, quarter, eighth, two-thirds, third, sixth.
Common examples: Single daughter: half; two or more daughters: two-thirds; mother with child: sixth; husband with child: quarter.
Son: Residuary heir — receives what remains after fixed shares, always double the daughter's share.
Six Quranic shares: Half, quarter, eighth, two-thirds, third, sixth.
Common examples: Single daughter: half; two or more daughters: two-thirds; mother with child: sixth; husband with child: quarter.
Son: Residuary heir — receives what remains after fixed shares, always double the daughter's share.
Source: Al-Qurtubi (5/47); Al-Rahbiyya in Al-Fara'id; Ibn Qudama (6/147)
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