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Inheritance: husband, son, daughter

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 woman

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

HeirShareParts%Amount
HusbandFixed share125%F CFA 2,500,000
SonResiduary250%F CFA 5,000,000
DaughterResiduary125%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

  • Son50%
  • Husband25%
  • Daughter25%

Step-by-step explanation

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

  1. Husband

    One quarter rather than a half, as the deceased left a descendant.

    Quran 4:12Family Code art. 608
  2. Son

    With the daughters, the residue: two parts per son, one per daughter.

    Quran 4:11Family Code art. 578
  3. Daughter

    With the daughters, the residue: two parts per son, one per daughter.

    Quran 4:11Family Code art. 578
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.

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.

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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