A branch of knowledge which states who is eligible to inherit from the deceased and who is not, and the exact share of each heir.
All types of properties or rights that a person leaves behind after his death.
"Qatl": killing, causing to die, taking the life of someone.
"Irth": property left by a deceased person. Original meaning: transfer of something from a group of people to another.
Tījāniyyah
"Rahim": womb, kinship, relationship.
"Rahn": constancy, permanence, withholding, sticking to something.
"‘Ashīrah": one’s closest relatives. Other meanings: a group of one's relatives. It is derived from "mu‘āsharah", which means: mixing, merging, socializing.
A relationship between two persons through a close or distant birth.
A person born with both male and female sexual organs or neither of the two.
The authority that possesses the public funds of the Muslims.
Giving a specific share of the spoils of war to a specific person.
A dead fetus that falls out of its mother"s womb after its human shape has become visible.
Blood relationship that connects man with others.
The kinship relation from the side of the son or daughter and their offspring.
In the context of inheritance, "ulu al-arhām" means distant blood relatives; i.e. every male or female relative who does not inherit a share from the estate of the deceased, neither an allotted share ("fard") nor a remaining share after the distribution of the allotted shares ("ta‘seeb").
A person who is missing while there is no news about him or his location, and it is unknown whether he is alive or dead.
One's grandson from his son or his daughter down to all levels.
The embryo inside the female's womb.
The one who dies leaving neither children nor parents.
A Shariah-approved method whereby a person’s share or lot is determined when a dispute occurs while there is no determining factor to choose a candidate over another.
Father and forefathers to whom one's lineage is related.
A female sibling born of one's parents or either of them.
A man's claim that he is the father of a person whose lineage is unknown.
A title used for an issue related to the science of inheritance which includes: the wife, the mother, two daughters, twelve brothers, and a sister or a paternal sister
An inheritance-related case wherein the heirs were seventeen females: three wives, two grandmothers, four half-sisters from the same mother, and either eight full sisters or eight half-sisters from the same father.
The connection with the deceased through blood relation.
A specific case of division of inheritance where the total shares become 27 instead of 24.
The designation of an inheritance case comprising a husband, a mother, two full sisters or paternal sisters, and two or more maternal siblings.
Adjusting the fractions when the shares of inheritance are not fully divisible between the number of heirs.
The female who is related to one by birth. She could be one's grand-daughter down to all levels.
The transfer of the share of an heir to his own heirs by his death before the estate of the first deceased is divided.
Anything that is heard with the ear.
"Any granddaughter who is related to the deceased person through his son, no matter how many generations are between her father and the deceased. This includes the daughter of the deceased"s son, and the daughter of the deceased"s grandson, and so on, no matter how many generations are between the grandson and the deceased.
A male offspring born through lineage/blood relationship.
The father's father or the mother's father, up to all levels in lineage.
A woman who shares one's father's origin.
A child, whether male or female, young or old.
The son of one's son or daughter.
A stranger who has no family who joins another family and counts himself as one of its members.
A person's children and grandchildren, down to all levels.
An issue of inheritance where full siblings share with half siblings from the father's side along with the grandfather, so when he (the grandfather) takes his share, the siblings inherit as if there is no grandfather sharing with them.
Identifying and sorting out shares using certain measurements.
A set of qualities that distinguish females from males.
It is an inheritance issue traced back to `Umar ibn al-Khattaab, may Allah be pleased with him, concerning a husband or a wife, plus two parents.