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How is the estate of a deceased woman who left behind three daughters, three full sisters, and two full brothers distributed?

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A woman who passed away, leaving behind only three daughters, two full brothers, and three full sisters:

The daughters receive two-thirds (42 shares) as a prescribed portion, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿فَإِنْ كُنَّ نِسَاءً فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ﴾ [If there are women, more than two, they shall have two-thirds of what he left].

The remainder goes to the full siblings by way of ta’seeb (agnatic inheritance), with the male receiving the equivalent of two females’ shares (her two full brothers receive 12 shares, and her three full sisters receive 9 shares), based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿وَإِنْ كَانُوا إِخْوَةً رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ﴾ [And if there are brothers and sisters, then the male shall have the share of two females].

The estate is divided into 63 shares.

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