Islamic Succession
draft
Faraid rules: heir classification, fixed shares, residuary (asaba), awl/radd adjustments, wasiyya limits, iddah periods, waqf, mahr.
- Jurisdiction
- SA
- Legal Systems
- islamic law
- Version
- 1.0.0
- INHERIT Compatibility
- >=1.0.0 <2.0.0
- Last Verified
- 2026-03-26
- Responsible Organisation
- Testate Technologies Ltd
Legal Sources
Quranic inheritance verses (Surah An-Nisa 4:11-12), classical fiqh (Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali schools)
Schema Properties
| Property | Type | Required | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
school | string | ✓ | Islamic school of jurisprudence (madhab) governing succession.(hanafi, shafii, maliki, hanbali, jafari, ibadi, zahiri) | |
faraidApplies | boolean | Whether faraid (compulsory Islamic inheritance) applies to this estate. | ||
heirClassifications | [] | |||
awlApplied | boolean | Whether awl (proportional reduction) was applied when fixed shares exceed the estate. | ||
raddApplied | boolean | Whether radd (proportional increase) was applied when fixed shares are less than the estate. | ||
wasiyyaRules | | |||
iddahPeriods | [] | |||
waqfDetails | [] | |||
priorityDebts | [] | |||
hijriDates | object | |||
islamicFormalities | object | |||
notes | string |
Maintainers
- Testate Technologies— Testate Technologies Ltdlead