Table 2 Faraid is derived from the prophetic tradition (Sunnah), consensus of the Muslim scholars’ decisions (Ijma) and analogy (Qiyas)
Inheritor | Property owned by | Share of the property |
|---|---|---|
Granddaughter (son’s daughter), If the daughter is not alive | Grandfather | 1/2 |
Granddaughter (more than one) | Grandfather | 2/3 |
Granddaughter with one daughter | Grandfather | 1/6 |
Half-sister from father’s side (If there is no uterine sister) | Half-brother from father’s side | 1/2 |
Half-sister from father’s side, more than one (If there is no uterine sister) | Half-brother from father’s side | 2/3 |
Half-sister from father’s side with half-brother from father’s side | Half-brother from father’s side | Residuary, one sister gets ½ of one brother |
Half-sister from father’s side with one daughter or son’s daughter | Half-brother from father’s side | Residuary, she will get what is left |
Half-sister from father’s side with uterine sister | Half-brother from father’s side | 1/6 |
Grandmother (both maternal & paternal), if there is no mother | Grandson | 1/6 |