How is inheritance divided among: a wife, a son, and 5 daughters?
If the heirs are limited to the wife and children, the inheritance is divided as follows:
The wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant, as Allah Almighty says: "But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one eighth of what you leave" (An-Nisa: 12).
What remains after the wife's share is for the children by virtue of ta'sib (residuary heirship), with the male receiving the share of two females, as Allah Almighty says: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females" (An-Nisa: 11).
The inheritance is divided into eight shares: one share for the wife, two shares for the son, and one share for each daughter.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/163632
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 163632
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy