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In the presence of
a child or child of a
Wife son how low so
Husband 1/4 1
ever
1/2 in
Wife absence of a
Husband 1/2 0
child or child
of a son how
low so ever
SUNNI LAW OF INHERITANCE
Normal Share Conditions
Deceased Sharers under which the Variation
Share Heir normal share is of shares
inherited
In the presence of
a child or child of
a son how low so
Husband Wife 1/8 1
ever
Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which the Variation of shares
normal share is
Share inherited
Heir
Son’s In absence of a son, In absence of a son,
daughter daughter, a higher higher son’s son, or an
Father 1/2 1
how low son’s son, higher equal son’s son and
so ever son’s daughter, or an when there is only one
equal son’s son. daughter, or higher
son’s daughter , the
daughter or higher
son’s daughter will
take 1/2 and the son’s
daughter how low so
ever (whether one or
more will take 1/6)
Father Son’s -- do ---
daughter 2/3 2 or
how low more
so ever
SUNNI LAW OF INHERITANCE
Normal Conditions
Deceas Sharers Share under which Variation of
ed the normal shares
Share Heir share is
inherited
In absence of In absence of a son or
a son, son’s son and in
Father Son’s 1/2 1 daughter, or presence of a only
daughter son’s son. one daughter the
son’s daughter
(whether one or
more) will take 1/6.
(In presence of a
son’s son, she
becomes a residuary.)
Father Son’s 2/3 more
daughter than
one
SUNNI LAW
SUNNI OF
LAW OF INHERITANCE
INHERITANCE
Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which the Variation of
normal share is shares
Share Heir inherited
In the absence of a child,
child of a son how low so
Son Uterine 1/6 1 ever, father or true grand
brother father
Uterine
sister
Uterine 1/3 More
brother than
Uterine one
sister
SUNNI LAW
SUNNI OF
LAW OF INHERITANCE
INHERITANCE
Normal Conditions
Deceased Sharers Share under which Variation of
the normal shares
Share Heir share is
inherited
In the absence of In the presence of
a child, child of a a full brother, she
Son Full 1/2 1 son how low so becomes a
sister ever, father or residuary
true grand father