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LAW OF SUCCESSION
LEGAL HEIRS:
2 categories:
1)

ASHABUL FURUDH (Quranic heirs) ) (

Has 12:
1. Husband (H)
2. Wife (W)
3. Father (F)

Primary heirs

4. Mother (M)
5. Daughter (D)
6. Fathers father / Grandfather (FF) x get if has F
7. Fathers mother / Grandmother (FM) x get if has M

Substitute heirs

8. Sons daughter / Granddaughter (SD) get if has only 1 D

9. Germane sister (GS)
10. Consanguine sister (CS)
11. Uterine brother (UB)
12. Uterine sister (US)

2)

Secondary heirs
- will only inherit in the absence of F / S / SS
(male agnetic deceased how-low so ever)

ASABAT (Residuary) ) (
2 classifications:
1) ASABAT SABABIYAH (by cause) ) (
- master of freed slave

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2) ASABAT NASABIYAH (by blood tie) )(

- 3 categories:
a) BINNAFS (by their own rights) ) (
b) BILGHAIRI (through / because of another) )(
c) MAALGHAIRI (in accompany of another))(

a) BINNAFS (by their own rights)) (

- male relatives / male agnetics of deceased.
- take whole / balance by refer list of priority based on Al-Jabaris
rule.

Take whole in absence of Quranic heirs.

Take balance in presence of Quranic heirs.

3 rules:
a) Rule of class
b) Rule of degree blood tie
c) Rule of strength of blood tie

Has 12:
1. Son (S)

Bunuwwah

2. Agnetic sons son / grandson (SS)

3. Father (F)

Ubuwwah

4. Agnetic fathers father / grandfather (FF)

5. Germane brother (GB)
6. Consanguine brother (CB)
7. Germane brothers son how-low so
ever(GBS)
8. Consanguine brothers son how-low
so ever (CBS)

Ukhuwwah

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9. Fathers GB
10. Fathers CB

Umumah

11. Fathers GBs son how-low so ever

12. Fathers CBs son how-low so ever
b) ASABAT BILGHAIRI )(
- In Quran, take fix portion, but in presence another male,
take whole / balance same as male portion in ratio 2:1.
- 4 female Quranic heirs:
1. Daughter (D) in presence of son (S)
2. Sons daughter (SD) in presence of sons son
(SS)
3. Germane sister (GS) in presence of germane
brother (GB)
4. Consanguine sister (CS) in presence of
consanguine brother(CB)
c) ASABAT MAALGHAIRI )(
-take balance only if:

In presence female descendant (i.e: D, SD how-low so

ever)

In absence male descendant (i.e: F, S, GB and so on)

-Has 2:
1. Germane sister (GS)
2. Consanguine sister (CS)
3) ZAWUL ARHAM (Distant kindred) )(
- will get under wasiat.
- i.e: daughters daughter (DD), daughters son (DS), female cousin,
aunties, mothers father (MF- false grandfather) and so on.

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DISTRIBUTION
)1). HUSBAND (4:12
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1/2 : no S / D

1/4 : with S / D

)2). WIFE (4:12

( )
( )

1/4 : no S / D

1/8 : with S / D

)3). FATHER (4:11

R : no S / D

( )1/6:with S alone / with S & D

1/6 + R : with D only & no S

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)4). MOTHER (4:11

1/3 : no S / D / 2@more GB / GS / CB / CS / UB / US

( )
1/6 : with S / D / 2@more GB / GS / CB / CS / UB / US

( )
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1/3 of balance : in case there is only F, M, H@W ( based on Omars
) practise

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5). SON (4:11)

R : no D

R : with D in ratio 2:1

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6). DAUGHTER (4:11)

1/2 : alone and no S

R : with S in ratio 2:1

2/3 : more than 1 D, no S

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7). SONS DAUGHTER (SD) (4:11)

1/2 : alone and no S / D / SS

R : with SS, no S / D - in ratio 2:1

2/3 : more than 1 SD, no S, D, SS

1/6 : with 1 D only, no S / SS (not get anything if D more than 1)

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8). GERMANE SISTER (GS) (4:176)

1/2 : alone and no S / SS / F / FF / GB

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2/3 : more than 1 GS, no S / SS / F / FF /GB

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R : with GB, no S / F, with ratio 2:1

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R : with D, no S / SS / F / FF / GB ( practise of Prophet )

R : with SD but no D / S / SS / F / FF / GB ( practise of Prophet )

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9). CONSANGUINE SISTER (CS) (4:176)

1/2 : alone and no S / SS / D / F / GB / GS / CB

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2/3 : more than 1 CS, but no S / SS / D / F / GB / GS / CB

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1/6 : if 1@more CS, with 1 GS, but no S / SS / D / SD / F / GB / 2 GS /

CB

R : with 1 D @ more than 1 D , but no S / SS / F / SD / GB / GS / CB

(practise of Prophet)

R : with 1 SD @ more than 1 SD, but no S / SS / F / D / GB / GS / CB

(practise of Prophet)

10). UTERINE SISTER/BROTHER (US/UB) (4:12)

1/6 : if only 1 US / 1 UB, but no S / SS how-low so ever / F / FF / D / SD

how-low so ever / GB / UB
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1/3 : if 2@more UB / US, but no S / SS how-low so ever / F / FF / D / SD

how-low so ever / GB / UB not apply ratio 2:1. UB & US get same.
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