Table I.

Partial exclusion

S/NHeirPartial exclusion
1.HusbandHis share decreases from one-half (1/2) to one-fourth (1/4) in the presence of a child or grandchild (howsoever remote by male lineage) of the deceased
2.WifeShe gets one-eighth (1/8) instead of one-quarter (1/4) when the deceased is survived by children or grandchildren (howsoever remote by male lineage)
3.MotherHer share is reduced from one-third (1/3) to one-sixth (1/6) if the deceased is survived by children or grandchildren
4.Son’s daughterHer share changes from one-half (1/2) to one-sixth (1/6) if the deceased is survived by one daughter and no sons
5.Half-sisterShe gets one-sixth (1/6) instead of one-half (1/2) in the presence of one full sister
Source: Qurʾān (4:11, 4:12, 4:176)

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