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How is the inheritance of a deceased wife who has no children distributed among her husband and her parents equally? What does the inheritance include from the household furniture? Does it include her deferred dowry and her bank account? What is the ruling on what she inherited from her father before her death?

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The inheritance is divided as follows: the husband receives half, the mother receives one-third of the remainder, and the father receives two-thirds of the remainder. The estate includes everything the wife owned, such as her deferred dower (mu'akhkhar al-sadaq), her bank account, and furniture proven to be hers. A living father does not inherit until after his death. It is permissible for a father to give an apartment to his son without his daughter if there is a valid Shariah-compliant reason; otherwise, the daughter has the right to a gift similar to what was given to her brother. Matters of inheritance must be brought before the Shariah courts to verify all wills, debts, and rights, as these take precedence over the rights of the heirs.

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