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What is the share of each individual from the deceased's inheritance, which is a plot of land measuring 220 square meters, and whose heirs are a wife, four sons, and five daughters?

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If a man dies leaving behind a wife, four sons, and five daughters, and no other heirs, then his wife receives one-eighth (1/8) as a prescribed share due to the existence of a inheriting offspring, as stated in the Almighty's words: "But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one-eighth of what you leave." The remainder goes to the sons and daughters by way of ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females, as stated in the Almighty's words: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females."

The inheritance is divided into 104 shares: the wife receives 13 shares, each son receives 14 shares, and each daughter receives 7 shares. From a property with an area of 220 square meters, the wife receives 27.50 meters, each son receives 29.62 meters, and each daughter receives 14.81 meters.

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