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How is the legitimate inheritance distributed among a mother, a wife, two daughters, and a full brother?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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In this case, the deceased's estate is divided as follows: The mother receives one-sixth due to the presence of descendants (the daughters), based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿And for his parents, each of them will have a sixth of what he left if he had a child﴾. The two daughters receive two-thirds due to their plurality, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of what he left﴾, and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the two daughters of Sa'd two-thirds." His wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of descendants, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿But if you have a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave﴾. What remains after the rightful heirs have received their shares goes to the full brother by ta'sib (residuary heirship), based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the prescribed shares to their rightful recipients, and whatever remains is for the closest male relative."

The total estate is twenty-four shares: The mother receives four shares, the two daughters sixteen shares (eight for each), and the wife three shares. One share remains for the full brother.

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