Back to search

Does a deceased wife inherit after the distribution of the inheritance, knowing that she has sons and daughters, and that the deceased had an annual hotel rental from which each wife's share was 5,000 Riyals?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

The wife who died after her deceased husband inherits her legal share of his estate, and her right transfers to her heirs after her death. If a man dies leaving two wives, five sons, and thirteen daughters, then the two wives inherit one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant, and the remainder is divided among the sons and daughters by ta'sib (agnatic inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females. The estate is divided into 368 shares; of these, 46 shares go to the two wives (23 shares for each), each son receives 28 shares, and each daughter receives 14 shares. The shares of the wife who died after her husband are transferred to her heirs.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy