Heirs' Shares in Islam

Complete summary table of all inheritance shares according to different family situations, based on the Quran and Sunnah.

The 6 fixed shares (Fard) from the Quran

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Heir	Condition	Share
Father	With son/grandson	1/6
	With daughters only	1/6 + Residue
	Without descendants	Residue (Asaba)
Mother	With descendants	1/6
	With 2+ siblings	1/6
	Without descendants nor multiple siblings	1/3
Paternal grandfather	No father	Like the father
Paternal grandfather	With father	Excluded
Grandmother	No mother	1/6
Grandmother	With mother	Excluded

Heir	Condition	Share
Full brother	No descendants nor father	Residue (Asaba)
Full brother	With father or descendants	Excluded
Full sister	Alone, no full brother	1/2
	2+ without full brother	2/3 together
	With full brother	1/2 of his share
	With daughters (Asaba)	Residue (Asaba)
Paternal half-brother	No full siblings nor descendants	Residue (Asaba)
Paternal half-brother	With full siblings	Excluded
Paternal half-sister	Alone, no full siblings	1/2
	With 1 full sister	1/6
	With 2+ full sisters	Excluded
Maternal half-sibling	Alone, no descendants/father	1/6
	2+, no descendants/father	1/3 together
	With descendants or father	Excluded

1/2Fixed share (Fard)

ResidueResiduary heir (Asaba)

ExcludedDoes not inherit in this case

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