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Islamic Inheritance (Faraid) Calculator

Enter surviving relatives and the net estate value to see each heir's share under Islamic inheritance law.

Everything the deceased owned — cash, property, and other assets — before any deductions.

Deducted from the estate first, before debts or inheritance shares.

Any money the deceased owed — deducted after funeral expenses, before distribution.

A will can only leave up to one-third of the net estate to people who aren't Islamic heirs — anything above that cap is automatically ignored.

Determines whether the surviving spouse is a husband or wife/wives, and their share fraction.

Number of surviving wives if the deceased was male (Islamic law allows multiple); 0 or 1 if the deceased was female.

Tick if the deceased's father is still living.

Tick if the deceased's mother is still living.

Sons inherit as residuary heirs, sharing the remainder with daughters at a 2:1 ratio.

Daughters get a fixed half (one daughter) or two-thirds (two or more) if there are no sons; otherwise they share the residue with sons 2:1.

Only relevant if there are no living sons and no father or paternal grandfather — all three exclude siblings entirely.

Excluded by a full brother, or by two or more full sisters unless a consanguine brother is also present.

Enter the total count regardless of sex — uterine siblings' shares don't distinguish brothers from sisters. Excluded by any child of the deceased (son or daughter) or by the father/paternal grandfather.

Only relevant if the father is not alive — the grandfather then substitutes for the father, including excluding all siblings. Has no effect if the father is alive.

Excluded by the mother or the father (but not by the paternal grandfather).

Excluded by the mother only.

Pakistan mode applies the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, which Pakistani courts follow, representing a predeceased child's own children in their place (see below). Classical Hanafi mode does not.

Predeceased children (died before the deceased, leaving their own children)Only fill these in if a son or daughter of the deceased died BEFORE the deceased AND left children of their own. Leave a branch's counts at 0 to ignore it — it's only counted if grandsons or granddaughters is greater than 0.

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How This Calculator Works

  • 1Enter the net estate value, after funeral costs, debts and bequests (up to one-third).
  • 2Tick which relatives survive: spouse, children, parents, siblings, etc.
  • 3Get the Faraid share for each heir.

Why an Accurate Split Matters

Faraid shares depend on exactly which relatives survive - a surviving parent, for instance, changes a spouse's and children's shares in ways that aren't obvious without working through the rules. Getting this wrong on paper before assets are formally transferred often means redoing registration, bank transfers and property mutation later.

Net Estate First, Then Shares

Faraid only applies to what remains after funeral expenses, outstanding debts and any valid bequest (capped at one-third) are deducted. If the estate includes property, use our Registry Expense Calculator to estimate the cost of transferring it into heirs' names.

Reference

Based on the fixed Quranic shares and residuary rules under Islamic inheritance (Faraid) law as applied in Pakistan.

FAQs

Is this legally binding?+

No - it's a planning estimate. Formal succession still needs a succession certificate or letter of administration, which our legal team can prepare for you.

Does a will change the Faraid shares?+

A valid Islamic will can direct up to one-third of the estate to non-heirs; the remaining share is split by Faraid.

Can adopted or step-children inherit under Faraid?+

Not automatically under Faraid rules - this case is worth a direct consultation.

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