Tarikah (Estate)
تركة
Pronunciation: tah-rih-KAH
The estate of a deceased Muslim — all assets left behind, subject to Islamic distribution.
Definition
The tarikah is the estate of a deceased Muslim — everything of value they leave behind, including cash, property, investments, retirement accounts, and life-insurance proceeds. Before distribution, the tarikah pays (in order) funeral expenses, then debts (including any unpaid mahr), then any bequest up to one-third, with the remainder divided among heirs by Faraid. A common U.S.
mistake is forgetting that retirement accounts and life insurance — which pass by beneficiary designation outside probate — are part of the tarikah and subject to the Quranic shares. Aligning beneficiary forms with an Islamic will keeps the whole tarikah within Faraid.
Related Terms
Faraidفرائض
Islamic inheritance law prescribing fixed shares for heirs based on Quranic guidelines.
Wasiyyahوصية
An Islamic will — allowing a Muslim to bequeath up to one-third of their estate outside the fixed inheritance shares.
Mahrمهر
The obligatory bridal gift in Islamic marriage — a financial right of the wife, due from the husband.
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Tarikah (Estate) (تركة) — The estate of a deceased Muslim — all assets left behind, subject to Islamic distribution. The tarikah is the estate of a deceased Muslim — everything of value they leave behind, including cash, property, investments, retirement accounts, and life-insurance proceeds. Before distribution, the tarikah pays (in order) funeral expenses, then debts (including any unpaid mahr), then any bequest up to one-third, with the remainder divided among heirs by Faraid.
- The estate of a deceased Muslim — all assets left behind, subject to Islamic distribution.
- Category: Estate Planning
- Related: Faraid, Wasiyyah, Mahr
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