How is the estate of a mother to be distributed, given that she left behind six daughters, the sons of a deceased son (four males and two females), the children of a deceased daughter (five males and one female), two full sisters, three brothers and four half-sisters (from the father’s side)?
If a woman dies leaving six daughters, four grandsons (sons of a son), two granddaughters (daughters of a son), five grandsons (sons of a daughter), one granddaughter (daughter of a daughter), two full sisters, three full brothers (or paternal brothers), and four paternal sisters, the inheritance is distributed as follows:
The six daughters: They receive two-thirds. The four grandsons and two granddaughters (children of a son): They receive the remainder, with the male receiving the share of two females.
As for the grandsons (sons of a daughter) and granddaughter (daughter of a daughter), they do not inherit as they are from the possessors of uterine kinship (Dhawi al-Arham). Similarly, the sisters and brothers do not inherit due to the presence of the grandsons (children of a son).
The calculation of the inheritance starts from three (3): the daughters receive two-thirds (2), and the children of the son receive the remainder (1). After correction, the total shares become 90.
The share of each individual is as follows: Each daughter: Estate × 10 ÷ 90 Each granddaughter (daughter of a son): Estate × 3 ÷ 90 Each grandson (son of a son): Estate × 6 ÷ 90
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