Inheritance guides
Plain-English guides to Islamic inheritance: heirs, Quranic shares, blocking, 'awl, radd, and the will.
Each ruling below links to the Quran, a Hadith, or IslamQA. Links open on those sites.
All guides
- How Islamic inheritance worksLearn Faraid in order: debts, funeral costs, the will, Quranic shares, residue, blocking, 'awl, and radd.
- Who inherits in IslamSee which surviving relatives inherit in Sunni Faraid: spouse, parents, children, siblings, and extended agnates.
- Quranic inheritance sharesA table of classic fixed shares (furud) for husband, wife, parents, daughters, sisters, and maternal siblings.
- Blocking of heirs (hajb)How a closer relative blocks a farther relative from a share, or reduces that share, in Islamic inheritance.
- 'Awl and raddWhat happens when Quranic shares exceed the estate ('awl) or leave a remainder (radd).
- Islamic will (wasiyyah)How a will works in Faraid: debts first, then a bequest capped at one-third of the net estate.
- Sunni schools of inheritanceHow Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali approaches differ in Islamic inheritance, and what this calculator covers.
- How to use the calculatorA short walkthrough of the Islamic inheritance calculator: school, relatives, estate amounts, and results.
- Islamic inheritance FAQAnswers to common questions about Faraid shares, schools of law, wills, and this calculator.
These pages are for education. They are not a fatwa and not a court ruling. Read what this version covers.
Sources:Quran 4:13 (These are the limits set by Allah; opens in a new tab)IslamQA 10447 (How to write a will in Islam; opens in a new tab)IslamQA 225165 (Rules of inheritance: fixed shares, residue, and impediments; opens in a new tab)Use the free calculator to work out each heir's fraction, percentage, and amount. Open the calculator