Shares of the heirs
Question
Please tell me about shares of heirs, if a person is survived by 4 daughters, a wife and a sister, but has no parents or brothers. Also please tell me the share of heirs in the above case, if the sister is also deceased (before the death of the person whose wealth is to be distributed) but survived by two sons and two daughters.
Answer
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If the deceased was survived by four (4) daughters, a wife and a sister.
Accordingly, the estate will be divided into 24 equal shares as follows:
Heir
Shares
Percentage
Daughter 1
4
16.6%
Daughter 2
4
16.6%
Daughter 3
4
16.6%
Daughter4
4
16.6%
Wife
3
12.5%
Sister
5
20.8%
However if the sister passes away before the deceased, then the shares will be divided into 32 shares equally.
Heir
Shares
Percentage
Daughter 1
4
16.6%
Daughter 2
4
16.6%
Daughter 3
4
16.6%
Daughter4
4
16.6%
Wife
3
12.5%
Heir
Shares
Percentage
Daughter 1
7
21.87%
Daughter 2
7
21.87%
Daughter 3
7
21.87%
Daughter 4
7
21.87%
Wife
4
12.5%
Note: The sons and the daughters of the sister will not inherit from the deceased.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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- Immad Bin Arshad
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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