Mirath - The Laws of Islamic Inheritance
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Scenario<br />
No.<br />
1<br />
Proportion<br />
1/4<br />
Allotment Caused By<br />
Prevailing Allotment<br />
Additional<br />
Details<br />
If husband was<br />
polygynous then all<br />
current wives will<br />
share one allotment<br />
between themselves<br />
2<br />
1/8<br />
Son, Daughter,<br />
Grandson, Granddaughter<br />
Children may even be<br />
from a previous<br />
marriage<br />
F\{imah _________________________________________________________<br />
Wife Father Mother Brother<br />
1/4 Residue<br />
F\{imah _________________________________________________________<br />
Wife<br />
1/8<br />
Son<br />
Daughter<br />
Note: <strong>The</strong> wife’s (or wives’) presence does not affect the allotments <strong>of</strong><br />
any other heir.<br />
2. Mother<br />
“If no children, and the parents are heirs,<br />
the mother has a third,<br />
If the deceased left siblings,<br />
the mother has a sixth.” al-Qur’\n 4:11<br />
<strong>The</strong> mother <strong>of</strong> the deceased has three separate allotments depending<br />
on the circumstance. Two allotments have been mentioned in the<br />
above verse. <strong>The</strong> third allotment is to ensure that the mother gets an<br />
allotment proportionate to that <strong>of</strong> the father.<br />
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