How is an inheritance divided between: two male heirs (two sons), seven female heirs (seven daughters), and a (paternal grandmother - mother of the father)?
If the heirs are limited to a grandmother and children, with no other heirs present, then the grandmother receives one-sixth as a prescribed share due to the absence of the mother. What remains after the grandmother's share goes to the children by way of 'asabah (residuary), with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females, as stated in the Almighty's saying: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." The inheritance is divided into 66 shares. The grandmother takes 11 shares, each male takes 10 shares, and each female takes 5 shares.
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