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Inheritance: daughter, 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
DaughterFixed share150%F CFA 5,000,000
Full sisterResiduary150%F CFA 5,000,000
Total12100%F CFA 10,000,000
Base of the case (asl al-mas'ala)2Final base (after correction)2

Every heir receives a whole number of parts out of 2.

Breakdown

  • Daughter50%
  • Full sister50%

Step-by-step explanation

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

  1. Daughter

    One half: an only daughter with no brother.

    Quran 4:11Family Code art. 604
  2. Full sister

    A residuary alongside the daughter: she takes what is left after the fixed shares.

    Bukhari 6736Bukhari, Kitab al-Fara'id (Mu'adh)Family Code art. 580
يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنثَيَيْنِ

Quran 4:11 · "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, the share of two females…" Shares of children and parents.

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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