Islamic Inheritance Share Calculator
An islamic inheritance calculator for shares of wife and children — split the estate by faraid rules instantly. Use the free Islamic Inheritance Share Calculator below — enter your values and get instant results, right in your browser. Spouse share = Estate × 1/8 (wife) or × 1/4 (husband). Remainder = Estate − Spouse share. Each son = Remainder × 2 ÷ (2×sons + daughters). Each daughter = Remainder ÷ (2×sons + daughters). This is the standard 2:1 residuary division among children.
How to use the Islamic Inheritance Share Calculator
Islamic inheritance (faraid) assigns fixed shares: a wife takes 1/8 when children survive, a husband takes 1/4, and the remaining estate is split among sons and daughters at a 2:1 ratio. This islamic inheritance calculator for shares of wife and children applies those rules to any estate value — enter the total, pick the spouse situation, add the number of sons and daughters, and see each heir's exact rupee share.
- Enter the total estate value in rupees after debts, funeral expenses, and any valid bequest are settled.
- Select the surviving spouse: wife (1/8), husband (1/4), or no spouse.
- Enter the number of sons and the number of daughters.
- Click Calculate to see the spouse's share and each son's and daughter's individual share in rupees.
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Frequently asked questions
This is the fixed Quranic division for children inheriting as residuaries, linked in classical jurisprudence to the son's financial maintenance obligations toward the family. It is not a statement about worth.
Each parent takes 1/6 of the estate first, which changes every other share. This simplified tool covers spouse-plus-children only — get a scholar or mufti to compute cases with surviving parents.
Yes. Funeral expenses, outstanding debts, and a valid bequest (wasiyyah, max one-third to non-heirs) are all settled before any heir's share is calculated.