Inheritance: husband, 2 daughters, father, mother
Worked out under the Maliki school, with an example of F CFA 10,000,000. The fractions hold whatever the amount.
Redo it with your figuresDivision of the estate of a woman
| Heir | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| HusbandFixed share | F CFA 2,000,000 | |
| FatherFixed + residue | F CFA 1,333,334 | |
| MotherFixed share | F CFA 1,333,333 | |
| 2 daughtersFixed share | F CFA 5,333,333F CFA 2,666,667 each | |
| Total | 1 | F CFA 10,000,000 |
Every heir receives a whole number of parts out of 15.
Breakdown
Step-by-step explanation
In the order a scholar would set it out: who is excluded, then each share, then the final adjustment.
- Husband
One quarter rather than a half, as the deceased left a descendant.
Quran 4:12Family Code art. 608 - Father
One sixth as a fixed share, then the residue, since there are only female descendants.
Quran 4:11Bukhari 6732 ; Muslim 1615Family Code art. 582 - Mother
One sixth, as the deceased left a descendant.
Quran 4:11Family Code art. 619 - 2 daughters
Two thirds, shared equally: several daughters with no brother.
Quran 4:11Family Code art. 611 The fixed shares add up to more than the whole estate. The base rises from 12 to 15 and every heir is reduced in the same proportion ('awl).
'Umar ibn al-Khattab ('awl)Family Code art. 594Family Code art. 598
Quran 4:11 · "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, the share of two females…" Shares of children and parents.
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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