Mirath - The Laws of Islamic Inheritance
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F\{imah _________________________________________________________<br />
Consanguine Consanguine Uterine<br />
Grandfather Brother Sister<br />
Brother Sister Brother<br />
Residue* Bereft* Bereft* Bereft Bereft Bereft<br />
¬dam ___________________________________________________________<br />
Grandfather<br />
Residue<br />
Bereft<br />
Bereft<br />
*Note: <strong>The</strong> allotment <strong>of</strong> the grandfather in relationship to the deceased’s<br />
brother is subject to a major debate and will be explained on page 53.<br />
4. Uterine Brother<br />
Great-gandfather<br />
(grandfather’s father)<br />
Great-grandmother<br />
(grandfather’s mother)<br />
“If the man or woman, whose inheritance is in question, is a<br />
kal\lah (one without descendants and male antecedents),<br />
but has left a brother or a sister - from the mother,<br />
each one <strong>of</strong> the two gets a sixth,<br />
but if more than two they share in a third,<br />
after the payment <strong>of</strong> legacies (bequests) and debts;” al-Qur’\n 4:12<br />
<strong>The</strong> word kal\lah has been interpreted as such on the commentary <strong>of</strong><br />
Ab[ Bakr t.<br />
Ibn Kath|r<br />
<strong>The</strong> uterine brother (and sister) <strong>of</strong> the deceased has three separate<br />
allotments depending on the circumstance.<br />
Scenario<br />
No.<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
Proportion<br />
1/6<br />
1/3<br />
Bereft<br />
Allotment Caused By<br />
Prevailing Allotment<br />
Two or more Uterine<br />
Siblings present<br />
Son, Grandson,<br />
Daughter, Granddaughter,<br />
Father, Grandfather.<br />
25<br />
Additional<br />
Details<br />
This is when only one<br />
is present<br />
Can be uterine<br />
brothers or sisters<br />
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