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What is the share of each heir?

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If the heirs are limited to the wife, paternal brothers, and two maternal sisters, the inheritance is divided as follows:

The wife: one-fourth as a prescribed share due to the absence of children, based on the Almighty's saying: "And for them is one fourth of what you leave if you have no child." The two maternal sisters: one-third as a prescribed share due to their plurality and the absence of a root (ascendant) or branch (descendant), based on the Almighty's saying: "And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister (from mother's side), then for each one of them is a sixth; but if they are more than that, they are sharers in a third." The paternal brothers: what remains by way of residuary inheritance, with the male receiving the share of two females, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if they are brothers and sisters, male and female, then for the male is the share of two females."

The issue is corrected from 144 shares: the wife receives 36 shares, the two maternal sisters receive 48 shares (24 for each), and 60 shares remain for the paternal brothers (10 shares for the male and 5 shares for the female).

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