Q: Discuss the classification of heirs in Muslim law?

Ans: There are three types of heirs in Muslim law: 

1.  Quaranic Heirs:

Quaranic Heirs are those Heirs who are entitled to get a prescribed/ Specific Share from the heritable property.

2. Residuaries: Residuaries are those heirs who inherit only the residue of the property after allotment of respective shares to the Quranic heirs.

3. Distant Kindred:

Persons related to propositus through blood but neither included in Quaranic Heirs, nor of residuaries,  are called distant Kindred. So, distant kindred heirs will get the property in condition that no quaranic heirs and residuaries are available.

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