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How is the estate of a deceased brother distributed when he is survived by a wife, six daughters, five full brothers, and four full sisters?

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If the deceased leaves no heirs other than the wife, daughters, brothers, and sisters, the inheritance is divided as follows: The wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant heir, and the daughters receive two-thirds due to their multiplicity. What remains after the wife's and daughters' shares is for the brothers and sisters by ta’sib (residuarily), with the male receiving the share of two females, if they are full siblings or paternal siblings. As for maternal siblings, they do not inherit with daughters; the remainder goes to the closest asabah (residuaries), otherwise it is returned to the daughters. If some of them are full siblings and some are paternal or maternal siblings, then the full siblings are those who inherit.

The original distribution of the estate is from 24, and it is corrected to 1008 shares. The wife receives 126 shares, and the daughters receive 672 shares (112 shares for each daughter). The remaining 210 shares are for the brothers and sisters: the brother receives 30 shares and the sister receives 15 shares.

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