How the estate is divided
- Funeral and burial costs are paid first, at a moderate level.
- Debts are paid next, including any unpaid mahr owed to the wife.
- The bequest (wasiyyah), if any, is paid from up to one third of what remains. It cannot go to an heir unless the other heirs agree.
- The heirs share the rest by the shares fixed in the Qur'an, and then the closest male relatives (the residuaries, 'asabah) take what is left.
Who is excluded
A closer relative can block a more distant one completely (hajb). A son excludes his own children and all brothers and sisters; the father excludes the grandparents on his side and all brothers and sisters; the mother excludes every grandmother. The calculator lists every excluded relative with the reason.
What this calculator covers
It follows the Hanafi school for spouses, children, son's children, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of every kind, nephews and paternal uncles and their sons, including 'awl, radd and the 'Umariyyatan cases. It does not work out shares for more distant relatives (dhawil arham), unborn children, missing persons or people who died together. For those, and before dividing any real estate, please ask a scholar.