METHODOLOGY
How Miraath Guide calculates inheritance
Miraath Guide follows a documented Hanafi methodology. We ask only relevant questions, identify who inherits and who is blocked, and calculate exact shares with clear explanations and sources.
Ask relevant questions
A wizard asks only the questions that matter to this case.
Apply rules and blocking
Hanafi rules identify eligible heirs and apply blocking (hajb).
Calculate shares
Fixed shares, residue, Awl, and Radd are calculated precisely.
Explain results
You see exact shares with reasons and source references.
1. Our methodology principles
Only relevant questions
The wizard asks only about relatives who can affect the result.
Blocking rules applied
Relatives blocked by closer heirs are automatically identified.
Fixed shares and residue
Prescribed shares, residuary heirs, and remaining estate are calculated clearly.
Transparent explanations
Every result includes why the heir inherits, their fraction, and the source logic.
2. How the calculation works
Capture family facts
You answer only relevant questions about the deceased and relatives.
Determine eligible heirs
We identify potential heirs based on the Hanafi school.
Apply hajb (blocking)
Closer relatives may block others according to Hanafi rules.
Calculate shares, Awl, and Radd
We compute fixed shares, remainder distribution, and any adjustments.
Present explained results
You receive clear results with reasons, fractions, and source references.
If the father is alive, sibling questions are skipped or only asked when needed (for example, to determine the mother's share). This keeps the wizard short and relevant.
3. What is included in this MVP
Hanafi calculation mode English and Urdu UI structure Conditional one-question wizard Fixed shares and Asabah Blocking explanations (hajb) Awl and Radd Umariyyatayn Optional estate amount Detailed and simple result views PDF and print-ready report Core learning pages Common scenarios
4. Sources and references
Qur'an 4:11
Primary basis for the shares of children, parents, and the father/mother fixed shares.
Qur'an 4:12
Primary basis for spousal shares and the maternal-sibling (uterine) fixed share.
Qur'an 4:176
Primary basis for full and paternal half-sibling fixed shares.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6732
Primary basis for the residuary (asabah) chain and its ordering.
5. How results are explained
Mother
1/6
Fixed share - the deceased left children, so the mother receives one-sixth.
Wife
1/8
Fixed share - the deceased left children, so the wife receives one-eighth.
Son
Residue
Residuary (Asabah) - the son takes the remainder after fixed shares.
Blocked heir
-
Does not inherit - excluded by a closer heir (hajb).
6. Scope and clarity
Educational and practical
Built to help you understand and apply inheritance rules with confidence in real-life cases.
Transparent assumptions
Calculations are presented with visible reasoning, fractions, and source-based logic.
Continuous review
Rule definitions are versioned, testable, and open to ongoing scholarly review.
Ready to calculate with clarity?
Use the guided calculator to answer only the relevant questions and see fully explained shares.