Religious calculation under an unofficial copy of the statute; the court or registry decides.
What the statute changes
| Point | Rule | In this calculator | Article |
|---|---|---|---|
| School where the statute is silent | Ḥanafī | School | Decree-Law 78/1931, art. 280 (quoted in a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Surplus to the blood sharers (radd) | Returned to them in proportion | Statute | Law 77/1943, art. 30 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Surplus to a spouse | Only when no other heir is left | Statute | Law 77/1943, art. 30 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Extended relatives (arḥām) | Male twice the female | Statute | Law 77/1943, arts. 31-38 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Grandfather with brothers and sisters | Not computed here | Not computed | Law 77/1943, art. 22 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Shares above the estate (ʿawl) | Shares reduced in proportion | Statute | Law 77/1943, art. 15 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Children of a child who died first | Obligatory bequest, up to one third | Statute | Law 71/1946, arts. 76-79 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Estate with no heir | Public treasury | Statute | — |
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Articles cited
- Decree-Law 78/1931, art. 280 (quoted in a Supreme Constitutional Court ruling) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, art. 30 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, arts. 31-38 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, art. 22 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, art. 15 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, art. 4 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 71/1946, arts. 76-79 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Law 77/1943, arts. 5-6 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
Copy read: lawyeregypt.net/?p=5301; art. 76 quoted by Dar al-Ifta fatwa 12421