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 59/1953, art. 305 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Surplus to the blood sharers (radd) | Returned to them in proportion | Statute | Decree 59/1953, art. 288 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Surplus to a spouse | Only when no other heir is left | Statute | Decree 59/1953, art. 288 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Extended relatives (arḥām) | Male twice the female | Statute | Decree 59/1953, arts. 289-297 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Grandfather with brothers and sisters | Not computed here | Not computed | Decree 59/1953, art. 279 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Shares above the estate (ʿawl) | Shares reduced in proportion | Statute | Decree 59/1953, art. 273 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Children of a child who died first | Obligatory bequest, up to one third | Statute | Decree 59/1953, art. 257 (amended by Law 4/2019) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette) |
| Estate with no heir | Public treasury | Statute | — |
Points to know
- Statute: The copies read differ on the obligatory bequest after the 2019 amendment: the daughters' children and the split inside a line are worded differently. Decree 59/1953, art. 257 (amended by Law 4/2019) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
The family
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Spouse
Husband
Wife
Children
Son
Daughter
Son's son
Son's daughter
Parents
Father
Mother
More relatives
Grandparents
Father's father
Father's mother
Mother's mother
Siblings
Full brother
Full sister
Paternal brother
Paternal sister
Maternal brother
Maternal sister
Great-grandchildren
Great-grandson
Great-granddaughter
Nephews, uncles and cousins
Full nephew
Paternal nephew
Full paternal uncle
Paternal half-uncle
Full cousin
Paternal cousin
Other relatives (dhawū al-arḥām)
Daughter's son
Daughter's daughter
Sister's son
Sister's daughter
Maternal grandfather
Maternal uncle
Maternal aunt
Paternal aunt
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
- Decree 59/1953, art. 305 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 288 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, arts. 289-297 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 279 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 273 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 262 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 257 (amended by Law 4/2019) (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
- Decree 59/1953, art. 264 (unofficial copy, check the official gazette)
Copy read: lawyeregypt.net (pre-2019 copy); sl-center.org (copy amended to 2020)