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What is the share of each heir from the inheritance if a woman dies and leaves behind: a husband, 3 sons, 4 daughters, and a maternal sister?

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If the deceased leaves behind only a husband, sons, daughters, and a sister from the mother's side, then the husband receives one-fourth due to the presence of a lineal descendant, as Allah Almighty says: {But if they have a child, then for you is one fourth of what they leave}. The remainder goes to the sons and daughters by way of ta'sib (residuary heirship), with the male receiving the share of two females, as Allah Almighty says: {Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females}. The sister from the mother's side receives nothing due to the presence of a lineal descendant, and scholars have unanimously agreed upon this. The estate is divided into forty shares: the husband receives one-fourth of it (ten shares), each son receives six shares, and each daughter receives three shares.

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