Learn About Islamic Inheritance
Plain-language guides to help you understand your faraid obligations, the differences between schools of law, and how to plan your estate.
What Is Faraid? A Plain-Language Guide to Islamic Inheritance
Understand the Quranic foundation of Islamic inheritance, who inherits, and how shares are calculated — no legal jargon required.
8 min readHow the Five Madhabs Handle Inheritance Differently
Compare how Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali, and Ja'fari schools calculate inheritance shares — and where they agree and disagree.
10 min readWasiyyah: Your Guide to the Islamic Charitable Bequest
Learn what a wasiyyah is, the one-third maximum rule, who can and cannot receive it, and why it matters for your estate plan.
6 min readHow Hajb Works: When Heirs Are Excluded from Inheritance
Understand hajb (exclusion) — the rules that determine when certain heirs are blocked from inheriting by the presence of closer relatives.
7 min readAwl and Radd: What Happens When Shares Don't Add Up
Learn how Islamic inheritance handles cases where prescribed shares exceed or fall short of the total estate.
8 min readWomen's Inheritance in Islam: Rights, Shares, and Common Misconceptions
How Islamic law protects women's right to inherit. Explore the actual shares women receive and the context behind the 2:1 ratio.
8 min readEstate Planning for American Muslims: Balancing Faraid and US Law
How to create an estate plan that honors Islamic inheritance obligations while complying with American estate law.
7 min readWhat Is an Islamic Will? A Guide for US Muslims
Why every Muslim in America needs an Islamic will, what it includes, and how it differs from a standard will.
7 min readDebt, Funeral Costs, and Inheritance: What Gets Paid First
The Islamic order of priority for distributing an estate: funeral expenses, debts, wasiyyah, then faraid.
6 min readIslamic Inheritance for Converts: What New Muslims Need to Know
A practical guide for Muslim converts navigating faraid, non-Muslim family members, and the wasiyyah.
8 min read