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Note:
  To use this table, the reader should first ascertain whether the deceased
  left a wife or husband, and if she or he survived, should look under the
  appropriate heading. Only in default of either should search be made under
  “sons and daughters”, “father and mother” and the rest, and then in the order
  given in the first margin. In each instance it is supposed that there are no
  nearer relations than those named. 
   
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If a person dies leaving | 
Division of Real and Personal Property |  
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WIFE: | 
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      | 
Wife and no
      relations | 
¼ to wife, ¾ to
      the Bait-ul-mal(1) |  
      | 
Wife and son
      (sons) | 
1/8 to wife,
      rest to son (sons equally) |  
      | 
Wife, son and
      daughter | 
1/8 to wife,
      7/12 to son, 7/24 to daughter (2) |  
      | 
Wife, two sons
      and two daughters | 
1/8 to wife,
      7/24 to each son and 7/48 to each daughter. (2) |  
      | 
Wife and one
      daughter | 
1/8 to wife, ½
      to daughter and 3/8 to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Wife and
      daughters | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      to daughters and 5/24 to Bait-ul mal |  
      | 
Wife, daughter
      and one son’s son (h.l.s.) | 
1/8 to wife, ½
      to daughter, rest to son’s son |  
      | 
Wife, daughters
      and one son’s son (h.l.s.) | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      to daughters equally, rest to son’s son |  
      | 
Wife, daughter,
      one son’s son and one son’s daughter | 
1/8 to wife, 1/3
      to daughter, ¼ to son’s son and 1/8 to son’s daughter. (3) |  
      | 
Wife, daughter
      and son’s daughters | 
1/8 to wife, ½
      to daughter, 1/6 to son’s daughters equally and rest to the Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Wife, daughters
      and one son’s daughter | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      to daughters equally and rest to Bait-ul-mal |  
      | 
Wife, daughter
      and three full brothers | 
1/8 to wife, ½
      to daughters, 1/8 to each brother. |  
      | 
Wife, daughters
      and two paternal uncles | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      to daughters equally and 5/48 to each uncle. |  
      | 
Wife, daughters
      and four true grandmothers | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      to daughters equally and 1/6 to the grandmothers equally and the rest to
      the Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Wife, son and
      father (h.h.s.) | 
1/8 to wife, ¼
      to father, rest to son. |  
      | 
Wife, daughter
      and mother | 
1/8 to wife, 1/6
      to mother and ½ to daughter. Rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Wife, daughters,
      father and mother | 
3/27 to wife,
      4/27 each to father and mother, 16/27 to daughters (4) |  
      | 
Wife, father and
      mother | 
¼ to wife, ½ to
      father and ¼ to mother (5) |  
      | 
Wife, four full
      brothers and two full sisters | 
¼ to wife, 6/40
      to each brother and 3/40 to each sister. (6) |  
      | 
Wife, four true
      grandmothers and two paternal uncles | 
¼ to wife, 1/24
      to each grandmother and 7/24 to each uncle. |  
      | 
Wife, mother and
      true grandmother | 
¼ to wife, 1/3
      to mother and the residue 5/12 to true grandmother. |  
      | 
Wife, mother,
      full sister, uterine brother and sister, consanguine brother and
      consanguine sister | 
3/15 to wife,
      2/15 to mother, 6/15 to full sister and 4/15 equally between the uterine
      brother and uterine sister. The consanguine brother and consanguine
      sister get no shares. (7) |  
      | 
Wife, mother,
      two sons | 
1/8 to wife, 1/6
      to mother and residue 34/48 equally to sons |  
      | 
Wife, daughter,
      two paternal uncles | 
1/8 to wife, ½
      to daughter and the residue 6/16 to the uncles equally. |  
      | 
Wife, uterine
      sister, four sons of brother, son of uncle | 
1/8 to wife, 1/6
      to uterine sister and the residue 28/48 to the sons of brother equally.
      Son of uncle gets nothing. |  
      | 
Wife, mother,
      sister | 
3/13 to wife,
      4/13 to mother and 6/13 to sister. (7) |  
      | 
Wife, mother, 2
      sisters | 
3/13 share to
      wife, 2/13 share to mother and 8/13 shares to sisters equally. (7) |  
      | 
Wife, two
      daughters, fathers mother | 
1/8 to wife, 2/3
      equally to daughters, 1/6 to mother and the residue 1/24 to Bait-ul mal. |  |  
(1)
  Re Mutchilim [1960] M.L.J. 25.(2) The daughters in such case being residuaries with the son.
 (3) The son’s daughters being residuary with the son’s son.
 (4) An example of the doctrine of aul or increase.
 (5) The mother gets 1/3 of ¾ (that is after deducting the wife’s share). This
  follows a decision of the Caliph Umar.
 (6) The brothers and the sisters are residuaries.
 (7) An example of aul.
 
   
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If a person dies leaving | 
Division of Real and Personal Property |  
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HUSBAND: |  |  
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Husband and no
      relation | 
½ to husband and
      balance to Bait-ul-mal |  
      | 
Husband and son
      (sons) | 
¼ to husband,
      rest to son (sons equally). |  
      | 
Husband, son and
      daughter | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to son, ¼ to daughter. |  
      | 
Husband, two
      sons and two daughters | 
¼ to husband, ¼
      to each son, 1/8 to each daughter. |  
      | 
Husband and one
      daughter | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter and rest to State. |  
      | 
Husband and
      daughters | 
¼ to husband,
      2/3 to the daughters and rest to State. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter and one son’s son (h.l.s.) | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter and rest to son’s son. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughters and one son’s son | 
¼ to husband,
      2/3 to daughters equally, 1/12 to son’s son (h.l.s.) |  
      | 
Husband and
      father | 
½ to husband and
      ½ to father. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, one son’s son and one son’s daughter | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, 2/12 to son’s son and 1/12 to son’s daughter. (8) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter and three full brothers | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, rest to brothers equally. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughters and two paternal uncles | 
¼ to husband,
      2/3 to daughters equally and 1/12 to uncles equally. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter and true grandmothers | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, 1/6 to grandmothers equally. Rest to State. |  
      | 
Husband, son and
      father (h.l.s.) | 
¼ to husband,
      1/6 to father, rest to son. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter and father | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughters, rest to father. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughters and mother | 
3/13 to husband,
      2/13 to mother, 8/13 to daughters equally. (9) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughters, father and mother | 
3/15 to husband,
      8/15 to daughters and 2/15 each to father and mother. (10) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, mother, father, son’s son and son’s daughter | 
6/13 to father,
      3/13 to husband, 2/13 to mother and 2/13 to father. The son’s son and
      son’s daughter are excluded. (10) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter and paternal uncle | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter and ¼ to paternal uncle. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, son’s daughter and two full sisters | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, 1/6 to son’s daughter and 1/12 share equally to sisters.
      (11) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, son’s daughter, one full sister and one consanguine sister | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, 1/6 to son’s daughter and 1/12 to full sister. Consanguine
      sister gets nothing. (11) |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, son’s daughter, two uterine sisters | 
¼ to husband, ½
      to daughter, 1/6 to son’s daughter. Residue to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Husband,
      daughter, father, mother, son’s son and son’s daughter | 
3/13 to husband,
      6/13 to daughter, 2/13 each to father and mother. (10) |  
      | 
Husband, father
      and mother | 
½ to husband,
      1/6 to mother, rest to father. (12) |  
      | 
Husband, father,
      mother and two daughters | 
3/15 share to
      husband, 2/15 to father, 2/15 to mother and 8/15 to daughters equally.
      (10) |  
      | 
Husband, mother
      and three full sisters | 
½ to husband,
      1/6 to mother, 2/3 to sisters equally. |  
      | 
Husband, mother,
      full sister, consanguine sister | 
3/8 to husband,
      1/8 to mother, 3/8 to full sister, 1/8 to consanguine sister. (10) |  
      | 
Husband, two
      full brothers and three full sisters | 
½ to husband,
      2/14 to each bother and 1/14 to each sister.(13) |  
      | 
Husband, mother,
      full brother and two uterine sisters | 
½ share to
      husband, 1/6 to mother and the balance of 1/3 between the two uterine
      sisters and the full brother. (14) |  
      | 
Husband and
      daughters of two daughters | 
½ to husband and
      rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Husband, mother,
      sister and grandfather | 
Husband 3/9,
      mother 2/9 sister 4/27, father’s father 8/27. (15) |  
      | 
Husband, mother,
      grandfather, one consanguine brother, one or more uterine brothers. | 
Husband ½,
      mother 1/6, grandfather 1/6, consanguine brother 1/6, uterine brother
      excluded. (16) |  |  
(8)
  The son’s son and son’s daughter are residuaries.(9) Example of aul or increase.
 (10) Examples of aul or increase
 (11) In these cases the daughter and son’s daughter get their Quranic shares
  while the sister takes as residuary.
 (12) The mother gets 1/3 of ½ (that is after deducting the husband’s share).
 (13) The brothers and sisters are residuaries.
 (14) This is the case of himariyya or musharaka. The full brother and the
  uterine sisters share the 1/3 share. See Fitzgerald Muhammadan Law p.135 and
  Nawawi Supra, p.250.
 (15) This is the case of Al-akdariya – see Tyabji Muhammadan Law (3rd Edn.)
  p.874 and Fitzgerald Muhammadan Law p.128 and Nawawi p.253 Supra, (p.22
  supra)
 (16) This is the case of al-Malikia – see Fitzgerald p.128.
 
   
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If a person dies leaving | 
Division of Real and Personal Property |  
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SONS AND
      DAUGHTERS: |  |  
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One son and no
      other relations | 
All to son |  
      | 
One daughter | 
½ to daughter
      and rest to State. |  
      | 
Daughters | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally and rest to State |  
      | 
Sons and
      daughters | 
Equally between
      all sons and daughters, but so that the share of each son is double that
      of each daughter. |  
      | 
One son and
      son’s son or son’s daughters | 
All to son. |  
      | 
One son and
      father (or mother) | 
1/6 to father
      (or mother) rest to son. |  
      | 
One son, father
      and mother | 
1/6 to each
      father and mother, rest to son. |  
      | 
One daughter and
      son’s son | 
½ to daughter,
      rest to son’s son |  
      | 
One daughter,
      son’s son and son’s daughter | 
½ to daughter,
      2/6 to son’s son and 1/6 to son’s daughter |  
      | 
Daughters and
      son’s son | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, rest to son’s son |  
      | 
One daughter,
      one son’s daughter, and one full brother | 
½ to daughter,
      1/6 to son’s daughter, rest to full brother. |  
      | 
Daughters, one
      son’s daughter and one full brother | 
2/3 to daughter
      and rest to full brother. |  
      | 
Daughters and
      son’s daughters | 
2/3 to daughter
      and rest to Bait-ul-mal (son’s daughters excluded unless there is a
      lineal male descendant of the same or lower degree). |  
      | 
Daughter and
      father | 
½ to daughter
      and ½ to father (1/6 as Quranic heir and 1/3 as agnatic heir). |  
      | 
Daughters and
      father | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally and rest to father |  
      | 
Daughters, son’s
      daughters and father | 
2/3 to daughter,
      rest to father. (17) |  
      | 
One daughter,
      father and mother | 
½ to daughter,
      1/6 to mother, rest to father |  
      | 
One daughter,
      mother, four full brothers | 
½ to daughter,
      1/6 to mother, 1/12 to each brother. |  
      | 
One daughter and
      mother | 
½ to daughter, ¼
      to mother and rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Daughters and
      mother | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, 1/5 to mother and rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Daughters,
      father, mother and son’s son | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, 1/6 each to father and mother, nothing to son’s son there being
      no residue. |  
      | 
Daughters and
      four paternal uncles | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, 1/12 to each uncle |  
      | 
Daughter (son’s
      daughter) and full (consanguine) sister | 
½ to daughter
      (son’s daughter) and ½ to full (consanguine) sister. |  
      | 
Daughters (son’s
      daughters) and full (consanguine) sisters | 
2/3 to daughters
      (son’s daughter), and 1/3 to full (consanguine) sister. |  
      | 
Daughters, four
      true grandmothers and six paternal uncles | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, 1/6 to grandmothers equally (i.e. 1/24 each) and 1/36 to each
      uncle. |  
      | 
Two daughters,
      one consanguine sister, one brother’s son | 
2/3 to two
      daughters and 1/3 to sister. Brother’s son gets nothing |  
      | 
Two daughters, a
      son’s daughter and a son’s son | 
2/3 to
      daughters, 1/9 to son’s daughter and 2/9 to son’s son. (18) |  
      | 
Two daughters, a
      son’s daughter and a son’s son’s son | 
2/3 to
      daughters, 1/9 to son’s daughter and 2/9 to son’s son. (18) |  
      | 
Two daughters of
      a son, daughter of son’s son, son of son’s son’s son’ | 
2/3 to daughters
      equally, 1/9 to daughter of son’s son and 2/9 to son of son’s son’s son.
      (20) |  
      | 
Son’s daughter,
      daughter’s son and brother | 
½ share to son’s
      daughter and ½ share to brother. Daughter’s son gets nothing. |  
      | 
Son’s sons and
      son’s daughters (of same degree) | 
Equally between
      son’s son and son’s daughters but so that the share of each of the former
      is double of each of the latter. (19) |  
      | 
Son’s daughters
      and son’s son’s son | 
2/3 to son’s
      daughters, rest to great-grandsons equally |  
      | 
Son’s daughter
      and son’s son’s daughter | 
½ to son’s
      daughter and 1/6 to son’s son’s daughter and the rest to the Bait-ul-mal.
      (20) |  |  
(17)
  There is a doubt whether the son’s daughters (who are excluded as Quranic
  heirs) are nevertheless entitled to take as residuaries together with the
  agnatic ascendant or collateral. See Fitzgerald Muhammadan Law, p.124.(18) In all these cases, as there are two daughters the son’s daughter cannot
  inherit as Quranic heir. She therefore takes as an agnatic heir and shares
  the residu with the lower son’s son.
 (19) The son’s daughter is a residuary with an equal son’s son.
 (20) As there is a “nearer” daughter, the share of the son’s son’s daughter
  is 1/6 that is the remainder of the 2/3 share of daughters.
 
   
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If a person dies leaving | 
Division of Real and Personal Property |  
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FATHER AND
      MOTHER: | 
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Father and no
      other relations | 
All to father. |  
      | 
Father and
      mother | 
2/3 to father,
      1/3 to mother |  
      | 
Father, full
      brothers and sisters | 
All to father. |  
      | 
Father, mother,
      three son’s daughters | 
1/6 to father,
      1/6 to mother and 2/3 to three son’s daughters in equal Shares. |  
      | 
Father, mother,
      daughter, four son’s daughters | 
1/6 to father,
      1/6 to mother, ½ to the daughter and 1/6 to the son’s daughters in equal
      shares. |  
      | 
Father, mother,
      two son’s daughters and son’s son’s daughter | 
1/6 to father,
      1/6 to mother and 2/3 to son’s daughters in equal shares. The son’s son’s
      daughter is excluded by the two son’s daughters. |  
      | 
Father, mother,
      son’s daughter, son’s son’s daughter | 
1/6 to father,
      1/6 to mother, ½ to son’s daughter and 1/6 to son’s son’s daughter (the
      son’s daughter and son’s son’s daughter share the Quaranic share of two
      or more daughters). |  
      | 
Mother and no
      other relations | 
1/3 to mother
      and rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Mother, and full
      brothers | 
1/6 to mother,
      rest to brothers equally. |  
      | 
Mother, full
      brother and uterine brother | 
1/3 to mother,
      1/6 to uterine brother, rest to full brother. |  
      | 
Mother and full
      sisters | 
1/6 to mother,
      2/3 to sisters equally and rest to Bait-ul-mal. |  
      | 
Mother, full
      sister, and consanguine brother and sister | 
1/6 to mother, ½
      to full sister, rest to consanguine brother and sister but so that the
      former receives double the share of the latter. |  
      | 
Mother, full
      sisters, consanguine brother and sister | 
1/6 to mother,
      2/3 to full sisters equally, rest as in preceding case. |  
      | 
Mother, two full
      sisters, a consanguine sister and a uterine sister (or brother) | 
1/6 to mother,
      2/3 to equally among the sisters, and 1/6 to the uterine sister or
      brother (the consanguine sister is excluded by two full sisters). |  
      | 
Mother,
      consanguine sisters and uterine sister | 
1/6 to mother,
      2/3 to consanguine sisters equally, 1/6 to uterine sister. |  
      | 
Mother and
      paternal uncles | 
1/3 to mother,
      2/.3 to paternal uncles equally. |  |  |