Faraid + Wasiyyah

Estate & Faraid

Settle your affairs the way they should be. Debts and funeral first, then up to one third by wasiyyah, with the remainder divided as the fixed Qur'anic shares of faraid.

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Gross estate

$2,730,000

All assets at today's valuation

Debts & funeral

$104,000

$84,000 debts + $20,000 funeral

Distributable by faraid

$2,226,000

Divided as fixed Qur'anic shares

Wasiyyah cap (one third)

$875,333

Maximum to non-heirs and charity

The order of settlement

How your estate is settled, in order

Islamic inheritance follows a fixed sequence: debts and funeral first, then your , then the fixed family shares (). Each step is satisfied in full before the next begins.

Debts and funeral first

$104,000

Outstanding debts and reasonable funeral costs are paid from the estate before anything is distributed.

Wasiyyah, up to one third

$875,333

Up to a third of what remains may be left to non-heirs, waqf or charity through a valid wasiyyah.

Faraid divides the remainder

$2,226,000

What is left is divided among heirs as the fixed shares set out in the Qur'an (faraid).

Where it stands

Estate at a glance

Gross estate$2,730,000

Less debts & funeral- $104,000

Less wasiyyah allocated- $400,000

Distributable by faraid$2,226,000

Scholar-reviewed

Your distribution is prepared for the Shafi'i school and signed off by Ustazah Nurul Aisyah.

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