‫ذوي الفروض‬

There is a total of 12 heirs in ‫ ذوي الفروض‬. There are 4 from the men and 8 from the women.

MEN
a) when the deceased has left a son or son’s son 𝟏
or below ‫ سدس‬- 𝟔
1) b) when the deceased has left a daughter or son’s ‫سدس و عصبة‬
Father daughter or below… 𝟏
‫أب‬ AND son or son’s son or below are NOT alive (𝟔 & Asabah)
c) when any children or grandchildren (son’s ‫عصبة‬
children) or below are NOT alive
(Asabah)
a) when the father is alive ‫محجوب‬
(deprived)
b) when the deceased has left a son or son’s son
𝟏
or below… ‫ سدس‬- 𝟔
2) AND father is NOT alive
c) when the deceased has left a daughter or son’s
Paternal
daughter or below… ‫سدس و عصبة‬
grandfather AND son or son’s son or below are NOT alive 𝟏
‫جد صحيح‬ AND father is NOT alive (𝟔 & Asabah)

d) when any children or grandchildren (son’s

children) or below are NOT alive… ‫عصبة‬
AND father is NOT alive (Asabah)
a) when any children or below are alive (Male or
Female)
‫محجوب‬
3 & 4) OR any of the father or grandfather or above
are alive. (deprived)
Maternal
[any (male) up or (male or female) down alive]
brother and b) when there is only one of them. (male or
𝟏
sisters female) ‫ سدس‬-
𝟔
‫اوالد أم‬
c) when there are more than one of them. (male
or female) 𝟏
‫ ثلث‬- 𝟑
Note: equal shares for males & females here

5) a) when the deceased has left NO children or 𝟏

son’s children or below ‫ نصف‬- 𝟐
Husband
b) when the deceased has left children or son’s
‫زوج‬ children or below
𝟏
‫ رب ع‬- 𝟒
 WOMEN
6) a) when the deceased has left NO children or 𝟏
son’s children or below ‫ رب ع‬- 𝟒
Wife
‫زوجة‬ b) when the deceased has left children or son’s 𝟏
children or below ‫ ثمن‬- 𝟖
a) when there is only one daughter… AND NO 𝟏
sons or son’s sons ‫ نصف‬- 𝟐
7)
b) when there are more than one daughter… AND 𝟐
Daughter NO sons or son’s sons ‫ ثلثان‬- 𝟑
‫بنت‬ c) when the deceased has left sons also ّ
‫للذكر مثل‬
[‫بغيه‬
‫]عصبة ر‬ ّ
‫حظ االنثيي‬
a) i) when any sons are alive
‫محجوب‬
ii) when more than one daughter is alive (deprived)
8) b) when there is only one … AND NO daughters 𝟏
Sons ‫ نصف‬- 𝟐
Daughter c) when there are more than one … AND NO 𝟐
(grand- daughters ‫ ثلثان‬- 𝟑
daughter) d) when the deceased has left only one daughter
(to complete the 2/3) 𝟏
‫بنت اإلبن‬ ‫ سدس‬- 𝟔

e) when the deceased has left grandson (son’s ّ

‫للذكر مثل‬
son) or great grandson also [‫بغيه‬
‫]عصبة ر‬ ّ
‫حظ االنثيي‬
a) when any sons or son’s son or below are alive
or father or grandfather or above are alive ‫محجوب‬
(any MALE up or MALE down alive) (deprived)
b) when there is only one… AND NO real brother 𝟏
‫ نصف‬-
𝟐
9)
c) when there are more than one… AND NO real 𝟐
Real Sister brother ‫ ثلثان‬- 𝟑
‫أخت‬ ّ
d) when the deceased has left real brothers also ‫للذكر مثل‬
[‫بغيه‬
‫]عصبة ر‬ ّ
‫حظ االنثيي‬
e) when the deceased has left daughters or son’s ‫عصبة مع‬
daughters
‫الغي‬
 a) i) when any sons or son’s son or below are alive
or father or grandfather or above are alive
(any MALE up or MALE down alive)
‫محجوب‬
ii) when more than one real sister is alive (deprived)
iii) when a real brother is alive
iv) when a real sister becomes ‫عصبة مع الغي‬
10) b) when there is only one …AND NO real sisters 𝟏
‫ نصف‬- 𝟐
Paternal Half
c) when there are more than one … AND NO real 𝟐
Sister sisters ‫ ثلثان‬-𝟑
‫أخت ألب‬ d) when the deceased has left only one real sister
𝟏
(to complete the 2/3) ‫ سدس‬- 𝟔
ّ
e) when the deceased has left paternal half- ‫للذكر مثل‬
brothers also [‫بغيه‬
‫]عصبة ر‬ ّ
‫حظ االنثيي‬
f) when the deceased has left daughters or son’s ‫عصبة مع‬
daughters…AND NO real sisters
‫الغي‬
a) i) when the deceased has left any children or
son’s children or below
𝟏
ii) when the deceased has left two or more ‫ سدس‬- 𝟔
brothers/sisters
11) (real, maternal or paternal)
Mother b) when the above mentioned family members 𝟏
‫أم‬ are NOT alive ‫ ثلث الكل‬- 𝟑
c) in 2 scenarios:
𝟏
i) husband and both parents ‫ ثلث ما بق‬- 𝟑
ii) wife and both parents
a) i) if mother is alive, then all grandmothers will
be ‫محجوب‬
ii) if father is alive, then paternal grandmothers
will be ‫محجوب‬
12) ‫محجوب‬
Grandmother iii) if paternal grandfather is alive, then this
grandfather’s mother and above will be (deprived)
‫جدة صحيحة‬ ‫( محجوب‬not his wife)
iv) if closer grandmothers are alive, then
further grandmothers will be ‫محجوب‬
b) when the deceased has left one or more and 𝟏
they are equal level ‫ سدس‬-
𝟔
 ‫عصبات‬
Each of the following are ‫(عصبة بنفسه) عصبة‬. The highest priority is given according to the
diagram below (top to bottom), whilst the remaining ‫ عصبات‬will be ‫( محجوب‬deprived).

Note: The father and grandfather are from the ‫ ذوي الفروض‬and may also become ‫عصبة‬

Alternative view
SHARES HEIRS
‫( ثمن‬1/8) o Wife (6b)
‫( سدس‬1/6) o Father (1a & 1b) o Paternal Half-sister (10d)
o Grandfather (2a & 2b) o Mother (11a)
o Maternal Sibling (3b & 4b) o Grandmother (12b)
o Granddaughters (8d)
‫ربع‬ (1/4) o Husband (5b)
o Wife (6a)
‫ثلث‬ (1/3) o Maternal sibling (3c & 4c)
o Mother (11b & 11c)
‫( نصف‬1/2) o Husband (5a) o Real sister (9b)
o Daughter (7a) o Paternal Half-sister (10b)
o Granddaughter (8b)
‫ثلثان‬ (2/3) o Daughter (7b) o Real sister (9c)
o Granddaughter (8c) o Paternal Half-sister (10c)
‫للذّكر مثل‬ o Daughter (7c) o Real sister (9d)
ّ ‫ح‬
‫ظ االنثيين‬ o Granddaughter (8e) o Paternal Half-sister (10e)
Never o Father o Wife
‫محجوب‬ o Mother o Daughter
(deprived) o Husband o ‫( عصبات‬highest priority)