Radd
رَدّ
Pronunciation: rad
Proportional reapportionment of an estate to Qur'anic heirs when the prescribed shares total less than 100%.
Definition
When the Qur'anic heirs' prescribed shares add up to less than 100% of the estate and no residuary heirs (asaba) survive, the balance is returned (radd) to the Qur'anic heirs in proportion to their existing shares. Example: if a mother (1/6) and one daughter (1/2) are the only heirs, the 1/3 balance is redistributed by radd — the mother's share becomes 1/4 and the daughter's 3/4.
By classical opinion, the spouse does not share in radd (a contested rule, with some authority for spouse inclusion if no other Qur'anic heirs exist).
Related Terms
Faraidفرائض
Islamic inheritance law prescribing fixed shares for heirs based on Quranic guidelines.
Ta'sibتَعْصِيب
Residuary inheritance in Islamic law — the heirs who take the balance of the estate after Qur'anic shares are paid.
'Awlعَوْل
Proportional reduction of inheritance shares when the Qur'anic shares total more than 100% of the estate.
Ahl al-Fara'idأَهْل الْفَرَائِض
The heirs whose shares of the estate are fixed by the Qur'an — typically the spouse, children, parents, and siblings.
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Radd (رَدّ) — Proportional reapportionment of an estate to Qur'anic heirs when the prescribed shares total less than 100%. When the Qur'anic heirs' prescribed shares add up to less than 100% of the estate and no residuary heirs (asaba) survive, the balance is returned (radd) to the Qur'anic heirs in proportion to their existing shares. Example: if a mother (1/6) and one daughter (1/2) are the only heirs, the 1/3 balance is redistributed by radd — the mother's share becomes 1/4 and the daughter's 3/4.
- Proportional reapportionment of an estate to Qur'anic heirs when the prescribed shares total less than 100%.
- Category: Estate Planning
- Related: Faraid, Ta'sib, 'Awl, Ahl al-Fara'id
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