How is an inheritance distributed among four sons, a mother, a daughter, a wife, two full brothers, a full paternal uncle, three full paternal cousins, and two full sisters, knowing that the deceased did not perform Hajj despite his financial capability?
If a Muslim dies without having performed the obligatory Hajj despite being able to, the heirs must disburse from his estate an amount sufficient for someone to perform Hajj on his behalf before dividing the inheritance. This is based on the Almighty's saying: "from after any will he may have made or debt." The remaining estate is then divided among the heirs as follows: the mother receives one-sixth, the wife one-eighth, and the remainder is for the sons and daughters by ta'sib (residuary heirship), with the male receiving the share of two females. The other mentioned individuals do not inherit due to the presence of children. Accordingly, the estate is divided into 216 shares: 36 shares for the mother, 27 shares for the wife, 34 shares for each son, and 17 shares for the daughter.
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