Islamic Inheritance / Wirasat Calculator Pakistan
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Inheritance / Wirasat Calculator

Estimate distribution of a Muslim estate for common Sunni Hanafi family structures, after funeral expenses, enforceable debts and a valid will. Pakistani statutory exceptions and complex heir combinations require professional review.

Estate and heirs

Enter only assets owned by the deceased at death. Joint, disputed, gifted, benami, matrimonial or trust property requires separate legal determination.

1Net distributable estate
Generally limited to one-third after expenses and debts, and ordinarily not for an heir without heirs’ consent.
2Immediate surviving heirs
Used only for the mother’s 1/3 or 1/6 test. Sibling shares are not calculated.

Order before inheritance

  1. Identify only the deceased’s legally owned estate.
  2. Meet reasonable funeral and burial expenses.
  3. Pay enforceable debts, including unpaid dower where applicable.
  4. Apply a valid wasiyyah within the lawful limit and conditions.
  5. Distribute the residue among legally entitled heirs.

Core Qur’anic shares used

  • Husband: 1/2 without descendants; 1/4 with descendants.
  • Wife or wives collectively: 1/4 without descendants; 1/8 with descendants.
  • Mother: commonly 1/3, reduced to 1/6 where descendants or two or more siblings exist; special parent-spouse cases require the one-third-of-residue rule.
  • Father: residuary without descendants; with descendants, his treatment varies according to whether sons or daughters survive.
  • Children as residuaries: each son receives twice the share of each daughter.
  • One daughter without a son: 1/2; two or more daughters without a son: collectively 2/3, subject to other heirs and adjustment rules.

Pakistani legal framework

Law / provisionRelevance
West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1962, section 2For Muslim parties, Muslim Personal Law is the rule of decision in succession, wills, legacies, gifts and related matters, subject to enactments in force.
Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961, section 4Children of a son or daughter who died before the propositus may receive per stirpes the share that their parent would have received if alive. This is a major Pakistani statutory rule and is not auto-calculated here.
Letters of Administration and Succession Certificates Act, 2020 and provincial counterpartsProvides an administrative mechanism through NADRA/Succession Facilitation Units for succession certificates for movable property and letters of administration for immovable property, subject to jurisdiction and disputes.
Succession Act, 1925 and procedural lawRelevant to succession certificates, probate, administration and court procedure where applicable; substantive Muslim shares remain governed by Muslim personal law and applicable statutes.
Constitution of Pakistan, Article 227Provides the constitutional framework concerning conformity of laws with the injunctions of Islam, subject to the Constitution.

Important Shariah and legal cautions

This calculator intentionally stops when predeceased children or complex circumstances are selected. It does not decide disputed heirship, sect-specific rules, exclusion, return (radd), increase (awl), remote agnatic heirs, unborn heirs, missing persons, homicide barriers, religious difference, simultaneous deaths, gifts made during life, marz-ul-maut transfers, jointly owned assets, agricultural tenancies or provincial mutation procedure. Obtain a written family tree and opinion from a qualified mufti and succession lawyer.

Legal and religious disclaimer: This is an educational estimate, not a fatwa, legal opinion, succession certificate, letter of administration or court decree. Do not distribute property solely on this result. All heirs must be identified, and estate ownership, debts, dower, wills and Pakistani statutory rules must be verified.

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