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Inheritance Calculation

Question

A man passes away leaving behind a widow, two sons and a daughter. How will the wealth be distributed?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

The inheritance will be distributed according to the following shares:

Wife – 5/40th (1/8th – 12.5%)

Each son – 14/40th (35%)

Daughter – 7/40th (17.5%)

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

12 Shaʿbān 1442 / 26 March 2021

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmed and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

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