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What is the share of each heir from the estate of a man who died and left behind a wife, five daughters, two full sisters, two half-sisters (from the father's side), and three half-brothers (from the father's side)?

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The inheritance is divided upon the death of a man who leaves behind a wife, five daughters, two full sisters, and paternal brothers and sisters as follows: The wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of an inheriting offspring. Allah Almighty says: (But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one-eighth of what you leave). The daughters receive two-thirds. Allah Almighty says: (But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two-thirds of what he left). The full sisters receive the remainder because they make the daughters residuaries by consensus. The paternal brothers and sisters receive nothing, as they are excluded by the full sisters, who are in the position of full brothers.

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