Faraiz Inheritance Calculator (Islamic Inheritance)

How to do it

1. 1
   Fill in the boxes

   Type your numbers or pick the options you need.

2. 2
   See the result

   The answer updates right away as you change a value.

3. 3
   Use it

   Copy the result or note it down. Nothing is sent anywhere.

About this tool

Enter the value of the estate after funeral costs, debts and any will, then the surviving heirs: husband or wives, sons, daughters, father and mother. The tool gives each heir's fractional share and amount using the fixed shares and residue rules, and applies awl or radd when shares do not add up to the whole.

What it covers

This tool covers the closest heirs only: spouse, children, father and mother. It does not handle grandchildren, grandparents, brothers and sisters, or uncles and aunts, which change the result in many families.

The main rules used

A husband receives one half, or one quarter when there are children. Wives share one quarter, or one eighth with children. The mother receives one sixth with children and one third without. The father receives one sixth with children and takes the residue when there are no sons. Daughters receive one half if one and two thirds if more, unless there are sons, in which case a son receives twice a daughter's share.

Please consult a scholar

Inheritance law has many cases and schools of thought. Use this as a first estimate and have a qualified scholar or court confirm the shares.

Worked example

An estate of 1,200,000 with a wife, one son and one daughter: the wife receives 1/8 = 150,000; the remaining 1,050,000 is split 2:1, so the son receives 700,000 and the daughter 350,000.

Tips for best results

Check every box before you rely on a result, because one wrong digit changes the whole answer. Use the exact figures from your payslip, bill, certificate or contract, and keep a note of the date you calculated. Rates, thresholds and rules change from time to time, so for tax, fees and legal matters treat the output as an estimate and confirm with the official source named on this page. You can run as many scenarios as you like; nothing is saved or sent, and refreshing the page clears the boxes.