Case 7

Sister with a daughter

A person passes away leaving one daughter and one full sister, with no father figure, sons, or full brother.

Deceased

Eligible heirs

Daughter1/2 - fixed share (no son present)
Full sister1/2 - residuary (asabah ma'a al-ghayr), takes the remainder

Blocked heirs

No relatives are blocked in this case.

Calculation steps

The daughter takes her fixed 1/2 (no son present).
Because a female descendant is present and no full brother exists, the full sister converts from a fixed-share heir into a residuary heir (asabah ma'a al-ghayr).
She takes the entire remainder: 1 - 1/2 = 1/2.

Example monetary distribution

Estate value used for this example: PKR 2,000,000

Daughter1/2

Full sister1/2

Rule explanation

This is asabah ma'a al-ghayr - "residuary through another": a full (or paternal half-) sister who would normally take a fixed share instead becomes residuary because a daughter or son's daughter is present, absorbing the remainder after the descendant's fixed share.

Related concepts

Asabah ma'a al-ghayrFixed sharesResiduary heirs (Asabah)

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