What is the share of each heir from the inheritance if the deceased left behind: one son, three daughters, and one wife?
If the deceased leaves no heirs other than a wife, a son, and daughters, then the wife receives one-eighth as a prescribed share due to the presence of a lineal descendant, based on the Almighty's saying: "But if you have a child, then for them is one eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt." The remainder goes to the son and daughters by way of ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females, based on the Almighty's saying: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." Thus, the inheritance is divided into forty shares: the wife receives five shares, the son fourteen shares, and each daughter seven shares.
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