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Inheritance: wife, full brother, full sister

Worked out under the Maliki school, with an example of F CFA 10,000,000. The fractions hold whatever the amount.

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Division of the estate of a man

Maliki school · Net to divide: F CFA 10,000,000

HeirShareParts%Amount
WifeFixed share125%F CFA 2,500,000
Full brotherResiduary250%F CFA 5,000,000
Full sisterResiduary125%F CFA 2,500,000
Total14100%F CFA 10,000,000
Base of the case (asl al-mas'ala)4Final base (after correction)4

Every heir receives a whole number of parts out of 4.

Breakdown

  • Full brother50%
  • Wife25%
  • Full sister25%

Step-by-step explanation

In the order a scholar would set it out: who is excluded, then each share, then the final adjustment.

  1. Wife

    One quarter, as the deceased left no descendant. Several wives share it equally.

    Quran 4:12Family Code art. 609
  2. Full brother

    The residue: two parts per brother, one per sister.

    Quran 4:176Family Code art. 578
  3. Full sister

    The residue: two parts per brother, one per sister.

    Quran 4:176Family Code art. 578
وَلَكُمْ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ أَزْوَاجُكُمْ إِن لَّمْ يَكُن لَّهُنَّ وَلَدٌ

Quran 4:12 · "For you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child…" Shares of spouses and maternal siblings.

يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ

Quran 4:176 · "They ask you for a ruling. Say: Allah gives you a ruling concerning the kalala…" Shares of brothers and sisters.

For information only. Have it checked by a notary or a qualified scholar. This assumes no heir is missing, unborn or under an impediment.

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