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How is the estate of a woman who died leaving a husband, a mother, a grandfather, and a full sister divided, and she left behind an amount of 27,000 dollars?

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If a woman dies and leaves behind a husband, a mother, a grandfather, and a full sister, then the husband gets half due to the absence of a lineal descendant. The mother gets one-third. The grandfather gets the remainder by ta'sib (residuary inheritance). The full sister gets nothing because she is excluded by the grandfather according to the preferred view, as the grandfather is in the position of the father and excludes siblings. This was the opinion of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and thirteen other Companions, and it is consistent with the evidence.

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