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Islamic inheritance law by country: 11 statutes

Eleven Muslim-majority countries write inheritance into a statute. Where a statute departs from the classical school, the division changes. Each country opens a calculator that shows both.

Religious calculation under an unofficial copy of the statute; the court or registry decides.

Key differences

CountrySchool where the statute is silentSurplus to a spouseExtended relatives (arḥām)Children of a child who died first
EgyptḤanafīOnly when no other heir is leftMale twice the femaleObligatory bequest, up to one third
SyriaḤanafīOnly when no other heir is leftMale twice the femaleObligatory bequest, up to one third
JordanḤanafīShared with the other sharersEqual, male as femaleObligatory bequest, up to one third
MoroccoMālikīNot computed hereNot computed hereObligatory bequest, up to one third
KuwaitMālikīOnly when no other heir is leftMale twice the femaleObligatory bequest, up to one third
TunisiaNot documented: you pick the schoolShared with the other sharersNot computed hereObligatory bequest, up to one third
IndonesiaShāfiʿīShared with the other sharersNot computed hereThey take their parent's share
PakistanḤanafīAs the schoolAs the schoolThey take their parent's share
BangladeshNot documented: you pick the schoolAs the schoolAs the schoolThey take their parent's share
MalaysiaShāfiʿīNot computed hereNot computed hereNo rule in the statute read
IndiaḤanafīAs the schoolAs the schoolNo rule in the statute read

unofficial copy, check the official gazette

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