Faraid calculator: Islamic inheritance shares

Faraid (also called mirath) is the Islamic law of inheritance. It sets fixed shares of a person's estate for close relatives such as the spouse, children and parents, after debts, funeral costs and any bequest are paid.

First the funeral expenses and the debts of the deceased, then any bequest (wasiyyah) of up to one third of what remains, which may not be made to someone who is already an heir. The rest is divided among the heirs.

When sons and daughters inherit together as residuary heirs, the rule is that each son receives double the share of each daughter. This is the ruling given in the Quran (4:11).

Awl happens when the fixed shares add up to more than the whole estate, so every share is reduced in proportion. Radd happens when shares add up to less than the whole and there is no residuary heir, so the surplus is returned to the blood relatives in proportion. In the Hanafi method used in Bangladesh, a spouse does not receive radd.

Cases where the deceased left a spouse, children and/or a father and mother. If there are no children and no surviving father, the shares depend on siblings, grandparents and other relatives, which this tool doesn't model, so it asks you to consult a scholar.

No. It applies the standard Hanafi rules mechanically. Real estates can involve other heirs, disputes, gifts made in life, jointly owned property and local law, so please consult a qualified scholar or inheritance lawyer before dividing an estate.