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SUNNI LAW OF INHERITANCE

Normal Share Conditions


Deceased Sharers under which the Variation of
Share Heir normal share is shares
inherited

In the presence of
a child or child of a
Wife son how low so
Husband 1/4 1
ever

Wife Husband 1/4 2 or more

1/2 in
Wife absence of a
Husband 1/2 0
child or child
of a son how
low so ever
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Normal Share Conditions
Deceased Sharers under which the Variation
Share Heir normal share is of shares
inherited

In the presence of
a child or child of
a son how low so
Husband Wife 1/8 1
ever

Husband Wife 1/8 2 or In the presence of a 1/4 in


more child or child of a son absence of a
how low so ever child or
child of a
son how
low so ever
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Normal Share Conditions


Deceased Sharers under which the Variation of
Share Heir normal share is shares
inherited
But
Father Daughter 1/2 1 In the absence of presence
a son of grand
father
Residuary
Father Daughter 2/3 1 son & 1 In the
daughter presence of
a son

Father Daughter 7/8 1 more Residual share for In the


wives wives presence of
deceased’s
wife
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Normal Share Conditions
Deceased Sharers under which the Variation of shares
Share Heir normal share is
inherited
In the presence of Children will get 5/6.
a child or child of a Son & daughter have to
Son Father 1/6 1 or more share 2/3 vs 1/3
son how low so
ever
Residuary
In the absence of a child
or child of a son how
Son Father 2/3 Mother 1/3 for mother
low so ever the father
alive inherits as a residuary

Son Father 3/4 1 more In the presence of


wives ¼ for the wives deceased’s wife
½ for father
Son Father 1/2 1 more
wives and ¼ for mother
mother
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Normal Share Conditions
Decease Sharers under which the Variation of shares
d Share Heir normal share is
inherited
In the presence of a 1/3 in the absence of a
child or child of a son
Son Mother 1/6 1 or more child or a child of a how low so ever, and
son how low so ever, not more than one
or two or more brother or sister (if any);
brothers or sisters, but if the wife or
husband and the father,
or even one full,
is also present, then only
consanguine or 1/3 of what remains
uterine brother and after deducting the
one such sister. share of the spouse.
Son Mother 1/4 Grand
Daughter ¾ to Grand Daughter
Son Mother 3/4 Wife
¼ to wife
Son Mother 1/3 Full Brother 2/3 to full brother
Son Mother 2/5 Full Sister 3/5 to full sister
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Normal Share Conditions
Decease Sharers under which the Variation of shares
d Share Heir normal share is
inherited
True In the presence of a In absence of a child
child or child of a or child of a son
Son Grand Father 1/6 1 or
son how low so how low so ever,
more the true
ever, and in
grandfather inherits
absence of the as a residuary,
father or a nearer provided there is no
true grandfather. father or nearer
true grandfather.
Son True 2/3 + 1/3 for sons
Grand Father 1/6 1 or more 2/3 for sons and daughters
Grand Mother 1/6
True
Grand Father 1/6 1 or more 2/3 for sons 2/3 + 1/3 for sons and
Grand Mother 0 daughters
Mother 1/6
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Normal Share Conditions


Decease Sharers under which the normal Variation
d Share Heir share is inherited of shares
True A maternal true
grandmother takes in
Son Grand Mother 1/6 1 or more
absence of a mother, and a
nearer true grandmother
and a paternal true
grandmother takes in
absence of a mother, father, a
nearer true grandmother
and an intermediate true
grandfather..
Son Daughter 3/5
Grand Father 1/5 1
Grand Mother 1/5
Son Son 4/9
Daughter 2/9 1 or more 1/3 +1/3 for daughters
Grand Father 1/6
Grand Mother 1/6
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Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which the Variation of shares
normal share is
Share inherited
Heir
Son’s In absence of a son, In absence of a son,
daughter daughter, a higher higher son’s son, or an
Father 1/2 1
how low son’s son, higher equal son’s son and
so ever son’s daughter, or an when there is only one
equal son’s son. daughter, or higher
son’s daughter , the
daughter or higher
son’s daughter will
take 1/2 and the son’s
daughter how low so
ever (whether one or
more will take 1/6)
Father Son’s -- do ---
daughter 2/3 2 or
how low more
so ever
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Normal Conditions
Deceas Sharers Share under which Variation of
ed the normal shares
Share Heir share is
inherited
In absence of In absence of a son or
a son, son’s son and in
Father Son’s 1/2 1 daughter, or presence of a only
daughter son’s son. one daughter the
son’s daughter
(whether one or
more) will take 1/6.
(In presence of a
son’s son, she
becomes a residuary.)
Father Son’s 2/3 more
daughter than
one
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LAW OF INHERITANCE
INHERITANCE

Normal Share Conditions


Deceased Sharers under which Variation of shares
the normal
share is
Share Heir inherited

In absence of In absence of a son or son’s


a son, son and in presence of a
Son Son’s 1/2 1 daughter, or only one daughter the son’s
Son’s
son’s son. daughter (whether one or
daughter
more) will take 1/6. (In
presence of a son’s son, she
becomes a residuary.)
Son’s 2/3 More
Son’s than
daughter one
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Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which the Variation of
normal share is shares
Share Heir inherited
In the absence of a child,
child of a son how low so
Son Uterine 1/6 1 ever, father or true grand
brother father
Uterine
sister
Uterine 1/3 More
brother than
Uterine one
sister
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Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which Variation of
the normal shares
Share Heir share is
inherited
In the absence of In the presence of
a child, child of a a full brother, she
Son Full 1/2 1 son how low so becomes a
sister ever, father or residuary
true grand father

Full 2/3 More


sister than
one
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Normal Share Conditions


Deceased Sharers under which Variation of shares
the normal
share is
Share Heir inherited
In absence of a When there is only one
child, child of a full sister and she
Son Con- 1/2 1 son how low so succeeds as a sharer,
sanguine
ever, father, the consanguine sister
Sister
true (whether one or more )
grandfather, will take 1/6, if she is
full brother, not otherwise
full sister, or excluded. (With the
consanguine consanguine brother
brother. she becomes a
residuary).
Con- 2/3 More
sanguine than
Sister one

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