Faraid Calculator Singapore: Muslim Inheritance Shares
The person who passed away
Family members alive at the time of death
Count only Muslims: a non-Muslim relative does not inherit under faraid.
Same father and mother
Same father and mother
Estate (optional)
What is left after funeral costs, debts, unpaid zakat and any wasiat (up to one third, to non-heirs).
- Wife 12.5%
- Mother 16.7%
- Son 47.2%
- Daughter 23.6%
- Wife1/8 (there are children)9/72S$37,500
- Mother1/6 (there are children)12/72S$50,000
- SonResidue, a son takes twice a daughter34/72S$141,667
- DaughterResidue, a son takes twice a daughter17/72S$70,833
An estimate for understanding faraid, not a fatwa or legal advice. The shares that count are those in the Inheritance Certificate issued by the Syariah Court (S$34), based on the facts you declare.
Estate divided into
72 shares
- Wife
- S$37,500 (9/72)
- Mother
- S$50,000 (12/72)
- Son
- S$141,667 (34/72)
- Daughter
- S$70,833 (17/72)
How this works
The estate of a Muslim in Singapore is distributed under faraid, the Islamic law of inheritance, through the Administration of Muslim Law Act. The Syariah Court certifies who the beneficiaries are and their shares in an Inheritance Certificate, following the Shafi'i school applied in Singapore. Before anything is shared, funeral costs, debts and unpaid zakat are settled and any wasiat (a will of up to one third, to people who are not faraid heirs) is paid out. Nominated CPF savings and property held as joint tenants pass outside the estate.
Heirs with fixed shares come first. A husband takes 1/2, or 1/4 if there are children. A wife takes 1/4, or 1/8 with children, and two to four wives share that equally. The mother takes 1/6 if there are children or two or more siblings, otherwise 1/3 (or 1/3 of what is left after the spouse, when the father is also alive and there are no children). The father takes 1/6 when there is a son. Without sons, one daughter takes 1/2 and two or more share 2/3; full sisters take the same when there are no children, no father and no full brother.
Whatever remains goes to the nearest residuary heir (asabah): sons, sharing with daughters so that a son takes twice a daughter; then the father; then full brothers (sharing with full sisters 2:1); then full sisters alongside daughters. A son or the father excludes all brothers and sisters. If the fixed shares add up to more than the estate, each is reduced in proportion ('awl). If no residuary heir is alive, the remainder goes to Baitulmal, administered by MUIS: in Singapore it is not returned (radd) to the other heirs.
This tool covers spouses, children, parents and full siblings only. The rules were checked against 67 family combinations on the Syariah Court's Online Trial Inheritance Calculator (Shafi'i) in October 2026, with identical results. Grandchildren, grandparents, half-siblings, nephews, uncles and cousins can change the shares, so those cases are sent to the Syariah Court's own calculator. It is an estimate to help families understand faraid, not a fatwa or legal advice.
FAQs
How is a Muslim estate divided between a wife, mother and children?
The wife takes 1/8, the mother 1/6, and the children share the rest with each son taking twice a daughter. With one son and one daughter, a S$300,000 estate splits into 72 shares: wife S$37,500, mother S$50,000, son S$141,667 and daughter S$70,833.
Who gets the rest of the estate if there is no son?
The father, or failing him full brothers or other male relatives on the father's side; if there are none, Baitulmal. A man survived only by his wife and two daughters leaves 1/8 to his wife, 1/3 to each daughter and 5/24 to Baitulmal: on S$240,000, that is S$30,000, S$80,000 each and S$50,000.
How much does a husband get under faraid?
Half of his wife's estate if she leaves no children, or a quarter if she does. If she leaves a husband, one daughter and her mother, the husband takes 1/4, the daughter 1/2, the mother 1/6, and the remaining 1/12 goes to Baitulmal.
What is 'awl in faraid?
'Awl is the proportional reduction used when the fixed shares add up to more than the whole estate. A man leaving a wife, two daughters and both parents has fixed shares of 1/8, 2/3, 1/6 and 1/6 (27/24), so the estate is divided into 27 shares: wife 3, each parent 4 and each daughter 8.
How do I get an Inheritance Certificate in Singapore?
Apply online to the Syariah Court as a beneficiary; the fee is S$34. The certificate is issued on the facts you declare, lists every faraid beneficiary and their share, and is often needed by the Public Trustee or for a grant of letters of administration or probate at the Family Justice Courts.