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Father's full brother's sons are eligible to inherit.
Father's full sister's sons are not eligible to inherit.
Father’s full brothers are eligible to inherit.
Mothers’s full brothers are not eligible to inherit.
Full Brother's sons are eligible to inherit.
Full Sister's sons are not eligible to inherit.
Father’s father’s fathers are eligible to inherit.
Father’s mother’s fathers and mother’s father’s fathers are not eligible to inherit.
Son's son’s sons are eligible to inherit.
Son’s daughter’s sons and daughter's son’s sons are not eligible to inherit.
Son's son’s daughters are eligible to inherit.
Son's daughter’s daughters and daughter's son’s daughters are not eligible to inherit.
Sisters who share the same father but have different mothers.
Brothers who share the same father but have different mothers.
Sisters who share the same mother but have different fathers.
Brothers who share the same mother but have different fathers.
Sisters who share the same father and the mother.
Brothers who share the same father and the mother.
Son's daughters are eligible to inherit. Daughter's daughters are not eligible to inherit.
Granddaughters from adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.
Son's sons are eligible to inherit. Daughter's sons are not eligible to inherit.
Grandsons from adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.
The grandmothers listed below are eligible to inherit:
Paternal grandfathers are eligible to inherit.
Maternal grandfathers are not eligible to inherit.
A biological father alone is eligible to inherit, not a step-father.
An illegitimate father is not eligible to inherit from his illegitimate son.
The biological mother alone is eligible to inherit, not a step-mother.
Daughters of the deceased's living husbands/wives, deceased husbands/wives, or divorced wives are all eligible to inherit.
Adopted daughters and step-daughters are not eligible to inherit.
A daughter born out of wedlock is entitled to inherit from her deceased mother but not from her deceased father.
Sons of the deceased's living husband/wives, deceased husband/wives or divorced husband/wives are all eligible to inherit.
Adopted sons and step-sons are not eligible to inherit.
A son born out of wedlock is entitled to inherit from his deceased mother, but not from his deceased father.
All women who were in the Nikaah of a man at the time of his demise are eligible to inherit from their husband's estate, regardless of whether the Nikaah was consummated or not.
If a man passed away during the Iddah period of a wife who had been issued a Talaaq-e-Rajee (revocable divorce), the wife remains eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate. Conversely, if the husband passed away after the Iddah period had expired, the wife is not eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate.
If the husband issued a Talaaq-e-Baain (irrevocable divorce), or the divorce occurred via Khula (divorce initiated by the wife), the divorced wife is not eligible to inherit from the deceased husband's estate, regardless of whether the divorce was issued during her Iddah period or not.
A man is eligible to inherit from a woman who was in his Nikaah at the time of her demise, irrespective of whether the Nikaah was consummated or not.
A man does not inherit from his ex-wife.
