Islamic Inheritance Calculator

The Islamic Inheritance Calculator provides a basic faraid share estimate from a declared estate and selected surviving heirs. It shows each listed heir's fraction and amount, then flags residue or proportional-adjustment cases that require qualified review.

Inputs and modeled shares

Enter the distributable estate, number of sons and daughters, and whether a surviving husband, wives, mother, or father is present. The calculator applies the fixed shares encoded in its module, then assigns residue to sons and daughters using two shares per son and one per daughter where applicable.

Examples of modeled fixed shares include:

• Husband: 1/2 without children or 1/4 with children.
• Wife or wives collectively: 1/4 without children or 1/8 with children.
• Mother: 1/3 without children or 1/6 with children.
• Father: 1/6 with children, or residue in selected cases.

The exact result depends on the full heir set and whether shares leave residue or exceed the estate.

Worked example

For an estate of $120,000 with one husband, one son, and one daughter:

1. The husband receives the modeled 1/4 fixed share: $30,000.
2. The remaining $90,000 is assigned as two units to the son and one unit to the daughter.
3. The son receives $60,000 and the daughter $30,000 under this simplified case.

Important review limits

This calculator is not a final religious ruling or legal distribution. Debts, funeral costs, valid bequests, blocked heirs, radd, awl, jurisdiction, and school-specific interpretations can change the result. The module itself flags unallocated residue or shares above the estate for scholar review.

Questions

Does this include every faraid heir?

No. It models the heir inputs exposed by the tool. Other relatives and blocked-heir rules may affect the final distribution.

What happens to leftover residue?

The calculator reports it and states that radd or other heir rules are required. Do not distribute the remainder from this estimate without qualified review.

Can I use this result as a legal document?

No. Obtain a qualified Islamic inheritance opinion and local legal advice before transferring estate assets.