Radd (Return)
رد
Pronunciation: RUDD
The return of a leftover surplus to the fixed-share heirs when no residuary heir exists.
Definition
Radd is the mechanism in Islamic inheritance (Faraid) by which a leftover surplus of the estate is returned proportionally to the fixed-share (Qur'anic) heirs when the prescribed shares total less than the whole estate and no residuary heir (ʿasaba) survives to take the balance. For example, a single daughter takes her fixed 1/2, and with no son or other residuary present, the remainder is returned to her (in most schools), increasing her effective share. Where two or more Qur'anic heirs share the surplus, it is reapportioned in proportion to their original shares: a mother (1/6) and one daughter (1/2), with a 1/3 balance and no residuary, end up with 1/4 and 3/4 respectively.
By the classical majority opinion the surviving spouse does not share in radd — a contested point, with some authority for including the spouse when no other Qur'anic heir exists. Radd is the counterpart to ʿawl: where ʿawl proportionally reduces shares that exceed the estate, radd distributes a surplus that falls short.
Related Terms
Faraidفرائض
Islamic inheritance law prescribing fixed shares for heirs based on Quranic guidelines.
ʿAwl (Proportional Reduction)عول
Proportional reduction of inheritance shares when the fixed fractions add up to more than the whole estate.
ʿAsaba (Residuary Heirs)عصبة
Residuary heirs in Islamic inheritance who take whatever remains after the fixed-share heirs are paid.
Ta'sibتَعْصِيب
Residuary inheritance in Islamic law — the heirs who take the balance of the estate after Qur'anic shares are paid.
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.
Hajb (Blocking)حجب
The rule in Islamic inheritance by which a nearer heir reduces or excludes a more distant one.
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Radd (Return) (رد) — The return of a leftover surplus to the fixed-share heirs when no residuary heir exists. Radd is the mechanism in Islamic inheritance (Faraid) by which a leftover surplus of the estate is returned proportionally to the fixed-share (Qur'anic) heirs when the prescribed shares total less than the whole estate and no residuary heir (ʿasaba) survives to take the balance. For example, a single daughter takes her fixed 1/2, and with no son or other residuary present, the remainder is returned to her (in most schools), increasing her effective share.
- The return of a leftover surplus to the fixed-share heirs when no residuary heir exists.
- Category: Estate Planning
- Related: Faraid, ʿAwl (Proportional Reduction), ʿAsaba (Residuary Heirs), Ta'sib, Ahl al-Fara'id, Hajb (Blocking)
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