Islamic Inheritance Calculator – Wirasat Calculator (Hanafi)

Q: What is the formula for Islamic inheritance calculation?

Islamic inheritance (Faraid) works in two layers. First, the Qur'an-fixed heirs (spouse, parents, daughters, etc.) take their fixed fractions — 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/3, 1/6, or 2/3 depending on who else survives. Whatever is left goes to residuary heirs (asabah), usually sons and other male relatives, who may share with daughters in a 2:1 ratio. If the fixed shares add up to more than the whole estate, every share is reduced proportionally ('awl); if they add up to less and there's no residuary heir, the extra is returned to the fixed-share heirs (radd).

Q: Wirasat ki taqseem ka formula kya hai?

Wirasat (inheritance) is divided by first paying off the deceased's debts and funeral costs, then honouring up to one-third of the estate for any will (wasiyyah), and dividing what remains among the shar'i heirs — fixed-share heirs first, then residuary heirs. Use the calculator above to see the exact fractions and amounts for your family.

Q: Is there an Islamic inheritance calculator in Urdu?

This calculator currently runs in English (with Roman-Urdu terms like wirasat and virasat used throughout, since that's how most people search for it). A full Urdu-script version is planned.

Q: Does this calculator follow Hanafi fiqh?

Yes. It covers the full classical Hanafi scheme — spouse, parents, children, grandchildren via a son, full siblings, consanguine (paternal) siblings, uterine (maternal) siblings, and paternal grandparents — with the standard 'awl and radd adjustments.

Islamic Inheritance Calculator

The complete Hanafi wirasat / virasat calculator for Pakistani families

Enter your surviving family members below to get each heir's exact Hanafi share — with 'awl/radd adjustments handled automatically, and an optional Pakistan Statutory (MFLO 1961) view for pre-deceased children.

✓ Free, no signup ✓ Full Hanafi scheme ✓ Exact amounts in PKR, INR, USD & more ✓ Downloadable PDF report

Enter the family

Only enter people who survived the deceased. Leave the rest at zero.

Estate amount (optional)

Total estate valueLeave at 0 to see shares as fractions only

Currency

Basis of calculation

The deceased

Deceased was

Surviving spouse

Wives survivingUp to 4; share is split equally between them

Parents

Father alive

Mother alive

Paternal grandfather aliveOnly matters if father has passed

Paternal grandmother aliveOnly matters if both parents have passed

Children

Sons

Daughters

Grandchildren via a son (only counted when there is no living son)

Son's sons

Son's daughters

Full siblings (same father and mother)

Full brothers

Full sisters

Consanguine siblings (same father, different mother)

Consanguine brothers

Consanguine sisters

Uterine siblings (same mother, different father)

Uterine brothers

Uterine sisters

Pre-deceased children (MFLO 1961, s.4)

If a son or daughter died before the person whose estate this is, that child's own children step into their share under Pakistani law. Enter them here.

Pre-deceased sons

— their sons (total)

— their daughters (total)

Pre-deceased daughters

— their sons (total)

— their daughters (total)

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How this wirasat calculator works

Islamic inheritance — wirasat in Urdu, faraid in Arabic — divides a deceased Muslim's estate among a fixed list of relatives, in a fixed order, following the Qur'an, the Sunnah, and juristic rulings built on top of them. This calculator applies the Hanafi reading of those rules, which is what the majority of Pakistani and South Asian families follow — and covers the complete classical set of heirs, not just the common cases.

Three layers make up the calculation:

Fixed-share heirs (ashab al-fara'id) — spouse, parents, daughters, uterine siblings, and a few others — receive a set fraction (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/3, 1/6, or 2/3) depending on exactly who else survived.

Residuary heirs ('asabah) — sons, consanguine and full brothers, and daughters/sisters alongside them at a 2:1 ratio — take whatever is left after the fixed shares are paid.

Blocking rules (hajb) — closer relatives exclude more distant ones (e.g. a son blocks grandchildren via a son; a father blocks siblings; full siblings block consanguine siblings).

When the fixed shares add up to more than the whole estate, Hanafi fiqh reduces every share proportionally ('awl). When they add up to less than the whole estate and there's no residuary heir, the leftover is returned proportionally to the fixed-share heirs (radd). The calculator handles both automatically, and shows exact money amounts once you enter an estate value.

Frequently asked questions

What is the formula for Islamic inheritance calculation?

Fixed-share heirs are paid first, at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/3, 1/6, or 2/3 of the estate depending on who survives. Whatever remains goes to the residuary heirs, usually the sons (who may share with daughters 2:1). If the fixed shares exceed the whole estate, they're scaled down proportionally ('awl); if they fall short with no residuary heir, the balance is returned to them (radd).

Wirasat ki taqseem ka formula kya hai?

Wirasat divide karne se pehle deceased ke qarz aur janazah kharch ada kiye jaate hain, phir wasiyyah (agar hai, estate ka zyada se zyada 1/3) nikaali jaati hai, aur jo bache who shar'i heirs mein — pehle fixed-share heirs, phir residuary heirs — taqseem hota hai. Apni family ke exact fractions aur raqam dekhne ke liye upar calculator use karein.

Is there an Islamic inheritance calculator in Urdu?

This version runs in English, using the Roman-Urdu terms (wirasat, virasat) that most people actually search with. A full Urdu-script version is on our roadmap.

Does this calculator follow Hanafi fiqh?

Yes — and it covers the full classical scheme: spouse, parents, children, grandchildren via a son, full/consanguine/uterine siblings, and paternal grandparents, with standard 'awl/radd adjustments.

How does Pakistani law affect Islamic inheritance shares?

Under classical Faraid, a grandchild whose parent died before the grandparent doesn't inherit. Section 4 of Pakistan's Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 changes this — that grandchild's branch of the family steps into the share their parent would have received. Toggle "Pakistan Statutory" above to see it applied.