A half-sibling through the mother, with a distinctive fixed share.
In Islamic law
Uterine siblings take one sixth individually or one third collectively, shared equally between brothers and sisters — the one place in faraid where male and female take the same amount.
In Canadian law
Not distinguished from any other sibling under provincial law.
Across the madhahib
The equal treatment of uterine brothers and sisters is agreed across all four schools and is set out in Surah an-Nisa 4:12.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Surah an-Nisa 4:11 — shares of children and parents — Quran.com
- Surah an-Nisa 4:12 — shares of spouses and uterine siblings — Quran.com
- Surah an-Nisa 4:176 — the kalalah verse — Quran.com
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 85: Laws of Inheritance (Faraid) — Sunnah.com
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- Buying out spouse share matrimonial home ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law