Do the Hanbalis divide the inheritance equally between the sons of the maternal aunt and the daughters of the maternal aunt, and is the male given the share of two females according to the Shafi'is?
It is not correct to say that the children of one maternal aunt and the children of another maternal aunt inherit property equally. Rather, two points need to be detailed:
Firstly: Consider the status of the two maternal aunts, whether they are different (full sister, or paternal, or maternal). If one of them is a full sister and the other is paternal, then the children of the full-sister maternal aunt receive half, and the children of the paternal maternal aunt receive one-sixth, according to the Shafi'is and Hanbalis.
Secondly: If one of the maternal aunts is maternal, then her children divide her share among themselves equally between male and female. This is an exception among the Shafi'is, who originally stipulate that the male receives the share of two females, but they make an exception for the children of maternal uncles and maternal aunts who are maternal.
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