The order: what comes out first
- Reasonable funeral and burial costs.
- The deceased’s debts (debts to people, then obligations to God such as unpaid zakat).
- A will in favour of a non-heir, up to one third of what remains.
- Division of the remainder among the heirs according to the prescribed shares.
يُوصِيكُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِيٓ أَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡۖ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثۡلُ حَظِّ ٱلۡأُنثَيَيۡنِۚ فَإِن كُنَّ نِسَآءٗ فَوۡقَ ٱثۡنَتَيۡنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَۖ وَإِن كَانَتۡ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَلَهَا ٱلنِّصۡفُۚ وَلِأَبَوَيۡهِ لِكُلِّ وَٰحِدٖ مِّنۡهُمَا ٱلسُّدُسُ مِمَّا تَرَكَ إِن كَانَ لَهُۥ وَلَدٞۚ فَإِن لَّمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلَدٞ وَوَرِثَهُۥٓ أَبَوَاهُ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلثُّلُثُۚ فَإِن كَانَ لَهُۥٓ إِخۡوَةٞ فَلِأُمِّهِ ٱلسُّدُسُۚ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ وَصِيَّةٖ يُوصِي بِهَآ أَوۡ دَيۡنٍۗ ءَابَآؤُكُمۡ وَأَبۡنَآؤُكُمۡ لَا تَدۡرُونَ أَيُّهُمۡ أَقۡرَبُ لَكُمۡ نَفۡعٗاۚ فَرِيضَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمٗاDios prescribe respecto a [la herencia de] sus hijos: Al varón le corresponde lo mismo que a dos mujeres. Si las hijas son más de dos, les corresponderán dos tercios de la herencia. Si es hija única, le corresponde la mitad. A cada uno de los padres [del difunto] le corresponderá un sexto, si deja hijos; pero si no tiene hijos y le heredan solo sus padres, un tercio es para la madre. Si tiene hermanos, un sexto es lo que corresponde para la madre. Esto luego de cumplir con sus legados y pagar sus deudas. Ustedes ignoran quiénes pueden beneficiarlos más [en esta vida y en la otra], si sus padres o sus hijos [para dejar a unos más herencia que a otros], de ahí este precepto de Dios. Dios es Sabio, todo lo sabe.
Why does the male receive double in some cases?
Scholars explain that a man is financially responsible for his wife, children and relatives, while a woman’s wealth is hers alone with no duty to spend on others. It does not apply in every case: the mother and father can receive equal shares, and maternal half-siblings share equally regardless of sex.
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Preguntas frecuentes
Can I leave a bequest to an heir?
Most scholars say no, unless the other heirs consent, based on the Prophet’s ﷺ saying “There is no bequest for an heir.”
Can heirs agree to split equally?
All adult, competent heirs may agree among themselves to settle differently by mutual consent, but the prescribed shares are the default.
Does an adopted child inherit?
An adopted child does not inherit as a child, but may receive a bequest of up to one third.
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