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How is the property of an unmarried deceased person divided among his mother, full siblings, and half-siblings through his father, knowing that one of his half-siblings through his father does not pray?

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The deceased who has no children is inherited by his mother, full sisters, and paternal brothers. The mother takes one-sixth due to the presence of siblings. The full sisters receive two-thirds, divided equally among them. As for the paternal brothers, they receive the remainder, which is one-sixth, divided equally among them.

Regarding the brother who does not pray: If the prevailing opinion in your country is that abandoning prayer constitutes disbelief, then he does not inherit from his Muslim brother. However, if the prevailing opinion is that he is not a disbeliever, then he does inherit. An ordinary person is excused for following the scholars of his country in this matter.

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