Please tell me the distribution for the heirs in following cases:
(a) If a man dies and is survived by a wife, three daughters, two sons of his sister, but sister is not alive.
(b) If a woman dies and is survived by husband, three daughters, two sisters and two brothers.
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
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In the first situation, if there are no other heirs, the deceased’s estate will be divided into 144 shares as follows:
|
Beneficiaries |
Shares |
Percentage |
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Wife |
18 |
12.5% |
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Daughter |
16 |
11.11% |
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Daughter |
16 |
11.11% |
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Daughter |
16 |
11.11% |
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Son of sister |
39 |
27.08% |
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Son of sister |
39 |
27.08% |
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Total |
144 |
99.99% |
In the second situation, if there are no other heirs, the deceased’s estate will be divided into 72 shares as follows:
|
Beneficiaries |
Shares |
Percentage |
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Husband |
18 |
25% |
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Daughter |
8 |
11.11% |
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Daughter |
8 |
11.11% |
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Daughter |
8 |
11.11% |
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Brother |
10 |
13.88% |
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Brother |
10 |
13.88% |
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Sister |
5 |
6.94% |
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Sister |
5 |
6.94% |
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Total |
72 |
99.97% |
Note: As you can see, there is a remainder of 0.1% in the total percentage box of the first table and a remainder of 0.3% in the total percentage box of the second table. This is due to the intricacies of rounding off each beneficiary’s percentage share to the nearest decimal point. This could result in a minute amount of the estate being left over after distribution. Hence, in the event of any surplus left after distribution, the surplus can either be given in charity on behalf of the deceased with the consent of all the heirs or it can be given to any of the heirs with the permission of the others. Otherwise, it can be redistributed according to the above percentages as far as possible.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mizanur Rahman
Student, Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.