Two cases where every heir is governed by An-Nisa 11 — to show just how far a single verse can carry. The work-table format uses the evidence column typical of this bundle.
Case A — Verse 11 alone: children and both parents
Scenario. A man dies leaving a father, a mother, and 2 daughters (his wife had already died before him). Net estate Rp 360,000,000.
- Status + evidence: 2 daughters 2/3 (An-Nisa 11 — via the usul bridge, chapter 03); mother 1/6 (An-Nisa 11, there is a child); father 1/6 + residue (An-Nisa 11 + the ‘ashabah hadith).
- Base 6: daughters 4, mother 1, father 1 → 6 used — exactly exhausted; the father’s “residue” is zero, so his share is purely 1/6.
- Rupiah: 1 share = 60m.
Base number: 6 Estate: Rp 360,000,000
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Heirs Status Evidence Shares Rupiah
daughter (1) 2/3 (4) An-Nisa 11 2 120,000,000
daughter (2) An-Nisa 11 2 120,000,000
mother 1/6 An-Nisa 11 1 60,000,000
father 1/6 + residue An-Nisa 11 1 60,000,000
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Total 6 360,000,000 ✓Takeaway. A single verse resolves the whole case with no correction whatsoever — base 6, exactly exhausted. This exact case is the one the classical books cite as proof that the numbers in An-Nisa 11 were “designed to fit” the composition of the nuclear family.
Case B — Verse 11 plus a spouse: an extended family
Scenario. A man dies leaving a wife, 3 sons, and 2 daughters. Net estate Rp 640,000,000.
- Status + evidence: wife 1/8 (An-Nisa 12, there is a child); the 5 children are ‘ashabah at 2:1 (An-Nisa 11).
- Base 8: wife 1, residue 7 for heads 3×2 + 2×1 = 8 → mismatch → tashih ×8 → base 64: wife 8, each son 14, each daughter 7.
- Rupiah: 1 share = 10m.
Base number: 8 → tashih ×8 = 64 Estate: Rp 640,000,000
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Heirs Status Evidence Shares/64 Rupiah
wife 1/8 An-Nisa 12 8 80,000,000
son ×3 'ashabah An-Nisa 11 14 each 140,000,000 each
daughter ×2 2:1 An-Nisa 11 7 each 70,000,000 each
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Total 64 640,000,000 ✓flowchart TB
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M["Deceased (m)<br/>Rp 640m"]:::mayit --> I["Wife 1/8 — verse 12<br/>Rp 80m"]:::furud
M --> L["3 sons — verse 11<br/>Rp 140m per person"]:::asabah
M --> P["2 daughters — verse 11<br/>Rp 70m per person"]:::asabah
Takeaway. The 2:1 ratio holds regardless of how many children there are — tashih is purely arithmetic (finding a multiplier that makes the numbers whole), not a matter of Shari’ah. A quick cross-check you can always run: the children’s total share = 7/8 × 640m = 560m; 3×140 + 2×70 = 560 ✓.
Sources: QS. An-Nisa 11–12; tashih mechanics: shared apparatus (see al-Fawzan chapter 07). Full list in 15-references.