Calculate Hanafi fiqh fixed inheritance shares for the common-case heir set — spouse, parents, children, and full siblings — with Awl, Radd, and Umariyyatain special-rule handling.
Calculate Hanafi fiqh inheritance shares for the common-case heir set — spouse, parents, children, and full siblings.
Assumed to be net of funeral costs, debts, and any valid up-to-1/3 will bequest
| Heir | Share | Percent | Amount (BDT) | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | 1/6 | 16.67% | ৳166,667 | Fixed Quranic Share (Fard) |
| Son(s) (2) | 2/3 | 66.66% | ৳666,666 each: ৳333,333 | Residuary (Asaba) |
| Daughter(s) | 1/6 | 16.67% | ৳166,667 | Residuary (Asaba) |
| Total (sanity check) | — | 100.00% | ৳1,000,000 | — |
Fixed Quranic shares for common family compositions under Hanafi fiqh — Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
| Heir | Condition | Share | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husband | When the deceased wife has no sons or daughters | 1/2 | Fixed Quranic share per 4:12. |
| Husband | When the deceased wife has sons or daughters | 1/4 | The husband's share is halved when descendants exist. |
| Wife (single) | When the deceased husband has no sons or daughters | 1/4 | Fixed Quranic share per 4:12. |
| Wife/Wives (collectively) | When the deceased husband has sons or daughters; if multiple wives, 1/8 is split equally | 1/8 | The wives' collective share is halved when descendants exist. |
| Mother | When the deceased has no children and fewer than 2 siblings | 1/3 | An exception applies in the Umariyyatain scenario (see below). |
| Mother | When the deceased has children, OR 2 or more siblings exist | 1/6 | Siblings reduce the mother's share even if they themselves are excluded from inheriting by the father's presence. |
| Mother | Umariyyatain: only father + mother + one husband/one wife present (no children or siblings) | স্বামী/স্ত্রীর অংশের পর অবশিষ্টের ১/৩ (varies) | Mother receives 1/3 of the REMAINDER after the spouse's share (not 1/3 of the total) — so the father still receives more than the mother. |
| Father | When the deceased has a son | 1/6 | The son absorbs the residue, so the father takes only the fixed share. |
| Father | When the deceased has only daughters, no sons | 1/6 + অবশিষ্টাংশ (varies) | The father takes the fixed 1/6 PLUS all of whatever remains after the daughters' Quranic share, as residuary (Asaba). |
| Father | When the deceased has no children | সম্পূর্ণ অবশিষ্টাংশ (varies) | The father becomes pure residuary (Asaba), taking whatever remains after the spouse's and mother's fixed shares. |
| Daughter (single) | No sons, one daughter | 1/2 | A lone daughter takes a fixed share when no son is present. |
| Daughters (2 or more) | No sons, 2 or more daughters | 2/3 | 2/3 is split equally among all daughters. |
| Sons & Daughters together | When a son is present | অবশিষ্টাংশের ২:১ অনুপাতে (varies) | When a son is present, daughters are no longer separate fixed sharers — sons and daughters together take the residue at a 2:1 ratio (each son = 2 shares, each daughter = 1 share). |
| Full Sister (single) | No father or descendants, no full brother, one full sister | 1/2 | Siblings are fully excluded whenever a father or descendant is present. |
| Full Sisters (2 or more) | No father or descendants, no full brother, 2 or more full sisters | 2/3 | 2/3 is split equally among all sisters. |
| Full Brothers & Sisters together | No father or descendants, a full brother is present | অবশিষ্টাংশের ২:১ অনুপাতে (varies) | When a brother is present, brothers and sisters together take the residue as Asaba at a 2:1 ratio (each brother = 2 shares, each sister = 1 share). |
Authoritative briefings grounded in the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 and Hanafi fiqh
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The standard financial-obligation rationale behind the 2:1 son-to-daughter ratio in Islamic inheritance, and why Islamic scholarship frames it as balance rather than discrimination.
How Hanafi fiqh reconciles cases where the sum of the Quranic fixed shares exceeds the estate (Awl) or falls short with no residuary heir (Radd), with worked examples.
Why a Waris certificate is required for bank accounts, land mutation, and property transfer, and how to obtain one from the Union Parishad or a court.
A few common Bangladeshi family compositions worked through the Faraiz calculation step by step — a wife with children, daughters-only with parents, and a childless couple.
The Islamic legal sequence of deductions that must happen before actual Faraiz distribution can begin, and in what order.
Guidance based on the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 and Hanafi fiqh
This calculator covers ONLY the common-case heir set — spouse (husband, or wife/wives), father, mother, sons, daughters, full brothers, and full sisters. It does NOT cover grandparents, uterine/consanguine (half) siblings, multiple generations of descendants, complex Asaba-ma'al-ghayr scenarios, Shia inheritance rules, or non-Muslim (Hindu/Christian/Buddhist) succession law — these follow entirely different statutes. Any estate with heirs outside this set must consult a qualified Islamic scholar (Alem), lawyer, or obtain a court/Union Parishad Waris certificate.
This calculator is an educational guide only, not a legal or religious ruling (fatwa). Consult a qualified Islamic scholar or an inheritance lawyer before finalizing actual estate distribution, and obtain a Waris certificate from a court or Union Parishad where required.
The estate value entered is assumed to be the NET distributable estate — i.e. after funeral expenses, all debts, and any valid will's bequest to a non-heir (up to the Islamic-law maximum of 1/3) have already been deducted.