Islamic Estate Planning

Estate Planning & Wills

Wills & inheritance calculator

A few quick questions to show, at a glance, how your estate would be divided under intestacy, how it would be divided under Islamic inheritance rules, and what inheritance tax could be due today.

Married or in a civil partnership?

You are Sets whether your spouse's share is calculated as a husband or wife.

Number of sons

Number of daughters

Is your mother alive?

Is your father alive?

Net estate value

Everything you own (property, savings, investments, pensions payable to the estate, life cover written into the estate) minus debts and funeral costs.

Education-only, based on England & Wales law and standard Sunni fixed-share (fara'id) principles as at 2026/27. This is not legal, tax or Shariah advice, and it is not a fatwa. It does not cover Scotland, Northern Ireland, siblings, grandparents, lifetime gifts, trusts, business/agricultural relief, or a spouse's own earlier death. Speak to a solicitor for your will and probate, a qualified scholar for a personal Islamic inheritance ruling, and a regulated financial adviser for inheritance tax planning.

1. If you died today without a valid will

Enter your net estate to see how it would be split under England & Wales intestacy rules.

2. Islamic inheritance (Fara'id)

Enter your net estate to see the standard fixed-share split for a spouse, children, and parents.

3. Inheritance tax if this happened today

Shown two ways — based on who actually receives the estate under each scenario above. Only what doesn't pass to a spouse is chargeable; a spouse's share is always exempt.

40% on the excess, above your allowances

Based on intestacy

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Passing to spouse (exempt)£—

Chargeable estate£—

Allowances (NRB + RNRB)£—

Taxable amount£—

Based on Islamic split

£—

Passing to spouse (exempt)£—

Chargeable estate£—

Allowances (NRB + RNRB)£—

Taxable amount£—