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Inheritance: A wife, a mother, a father, 2 sons and 2 daughters

How a deceased person’s estate is shared between a wife, a mother, a father, 2 sons and 2 daughters under Hanafi Islamic law as applied in Pakistan — in fractions, and for an example estate of Rs 10,000,000.

Wife
1/8
Rs 1,250,000
Sons (each)
13/72
Rs 1,805,556 each
Daughters (each)
13/144
Rs 902,778 each
Father
1/6
Rs 1,666,667

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Shares

HeirNumberShare (group)Share (each)Of Rs 10,000,000, each
Wife11/81/8Rs 1,250,000
Sons213/3613/72Rs 1,805,556
Daughters213/7213/144Rs 902,778
Father11/61/6Rs 1,666,667
Mother11/61/6Rs 1,666,667

In whole shares (sihaam): the estate divides into 72 parts — wife 9, sons 26, daughters 13, father 12, mother 12.

Share of the estate

Why these shares

  • Wife: 1/8 when the deceased left children or son’s children, otherwise 1/4.
  • Sons and daughters: share the residue, each son receiving twice a daughter’s share.
  • Mother: 1/6 with children or two or more siblings, otherwise 1/3.
  • Father: 1/6 with a son; 1/6 plus the remainder with only daughters; the whole remainder with no children.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-04 · Disclaimer

FAQ

Questions

Under Hanafi law the shares are: wife 1/8; sons 13/72 each; daughters 13/144 each; father 1/6; mother 1/6.

Yes. Pakistani courts apply Islamic inheritance law to Muslims, following the Hanafi school for Sunni Muslims, together with the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 for grandchildren whose parent died first. Shia families follow Ja’fari rules, which differ.

Funeral expenses, debts (including any unpaid mahr) and any valid will (wasiyyat) of up to one-third to non-heirs. The shares apply to what remains.