The inheritance verses: an-Nisāʾ 4:11, 4:12 and 4:176

For each verse: a short paraphrase (not a translation), the shares the calculator's engine applies from it — each with an example family that opens in the calculator — and a link to the verse in the Quran reader. Shares not listed here, such as the grandmother's sixth, rest on hadith and scholarly consensus (ijmāʿ).

an-Nisāʾ 4:11 — children and parents

Children and parents: a son takes twice a daughter's portion; one daughter alone takes half, and two or more daughters take two-thirds. Each parent takes a sixth when there is a child; with no child the mother takes a third, or a sixth if there are siblings. All of this comes after any bequest and debt.

Shares the calculator takes from this verse

• Son — Qurʾan 4:11 — the children take the residue; a son takes the share of two daughters (2:1). Example
• Daughter — Qurʾan 4:11 — two or more daughters share ⅔. Example
• Father — Qurʾan 4:11 — the father takes ⅙ as a fixed share plus the residue, when the descendant is female only. Example
• Mother — Qurʾan 4:11 — the mother takes ⅙ when there is a child, or two or more siblings. Example
• Father — Qurʾan 4:11 — the father takes ⅙ when the deceased leaves a male descendant. Example
• Daughter — Qurʾan 4:11 — a sole daughter takes ½. Example
• Mother — Qurʾan 4:11 — the mother takes ⅓ when there is no child and fewer than two siblings. Example

an-Nisāʾ 4:12 — spouses and maternal siblings

Spouses and maternal siblings: the husband takes half, or a quarter when there is a child; the wife takes a quarter, or an eighth when there is a child. When the deceased leaves neither parent nor child (kalāla), one maternal sibling takes a sixth and two or more share a third.

Shares the calculator takes from this verse

• Wife — Qurʾan 4:12 — the wife (or wives, shared) takes ⅛ when there is a child. Example
• Husband — Qurʾan 4:12 — the husband takes ¼ when the deceased leaves a child. Example
• Husband — Qurʾan 4:12 — the husband takes ½ when the deceased leaves no child. Example
• Husband — Qurʾan 4:12 — the husband takes ½ (no descendant). Example
• Wife — Qurʾan 4:12 — the wife takes ¼ (no descendant). Example
• Maternal brother — Qurʾan 4:12 — two or more maternal siblings share ⅓ equally (male and female alike). Example
• Maternal brother — Qurʾan 4:12 — a sole maternal (uterine) sibling takes ⅙. Example
• Wife — Qurʾan 4:12 — the wife (or wives, shared) takes ¼ when there is no child. Example

an-Nisāʾ 4:176 — sisters and brothers (kalāla)

Full and paternal siblings of a person who leaves no child: one sister takes half, two or more sisters take two-thirds, and brothers and sisters together share with a male taking twice a female.

Shares the calculator takes from this verse

• Full brother — Qurʾan 4:176 — the full siblings take the residue; a brother takes the share of two sisters (2:1). Example
• Full sister — Qurʾan 4:176 — two or more full sisters share ⅔. Example
• Full sister — Qurʾan 4:176 — a sole full sister takes ½ in the absence of descendants, father and full brother. Example

This page paraphrases the verses and does not reproduce their text. The reader link shows the Arabic with translations and tafsir.