How is the estate of a woman distributed if she died without a husband, children, father, mother, or siblings, but has a female cousin (daughter of her maternal aunt), paternal male cousins, and maternal male cousins?
The method of distributing the inheritance cannot be explained until the heirs are definitively and unambiguously identified. The questioner can submit the question via the link provided. If the deceased left only those mentioned, then the paternal aunt's daughter and the maternal aunt's sons receive nothing, as they are not heirs. As for the paternal uncles' sons, if they are sons of full paternal uncles or sons of paternal uncles through the father, they are heirs. If the deceased left no one else, they take the entire inheritance by ta'sib (residuary heirship). Given the seriousness and complexity of the matter, the heirs must be identified correctly and clearly. It is safer to refer the matter to the Sharia courts or consult scholars to ascertain the heirs and to check for any wills, debts, or rights that take precedence over the rights of the heirs.
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