How is the inheritance divided among: a wife, two sons, three full brothers, and two full sisters?
If the deceased leaves only male offspring, his wife receives one-eighth as a prescribed share due to the existence of a direct heir, based on the Almighty's saying: (But if you have a child, then for them is one-eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt). The remainder goes to his two sons by way of ta'sib (residuary inheritance) equally, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them, and what remains is for the nearest male relative." The brothers, male and female, receive nothing, as they do not inherit in the presence of a son. Thus, the estate is divided into sixteen shares: the wife receives two shares, and each son receives seven shares.
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