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 | Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1962, s. 2; Supreme Court, Ameer Begum v Rahima Khatoon (news report) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Surplus to the blood sharers (radd) | As the school | School | — |
| Surplus to a spouse | As the school | School | — |
| Extended relatives (arḥām) | As the school | School | — |
| Grandfather with brothers and sisters | As the school | School | — |
| Shares above the estate (ʿawl) | As the school | School | — |
| Children of a child who died first | They take their parent's share | Statute | Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, s. 4 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Estate with no heir | Not in the sources read | Not computed | — |
Points to know
- Statute: The Federal Shariat Court held this section contrary to Islamic injunctions; an appeal is pending, so it remains the law in force. Allah Rakha v Federation, PLD 2000 FSC 1; Kalsoom Begum v Peran Ditta, 2022 SCMR 1352 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Statute: Only the predeceased child's own children take the share; reported cases exclude great-grandchildren.
- Not computed: Shia inheritance is not computed.
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Children of a child who died first
A son or daughter who died before the deceased: enter each one's children here, not in the family above.
Classical school and statute side by side
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Articles cited
- Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1962, s. 2; Supreme Court, Ameer Begum v Rahima Khatoon (news report) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, s. 4 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Allah Rakha v Federation, PLD 2000 FSC 1; Kalsoom Begum v Peran Ditta, 2022 SCMR 1352 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
Copy read: balochistan.gov.pk (Act of 1962); caselaw.shc.gov.pk (HCA 220 of 2022)