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How is the inheritance calculated for heirs that include: one full brother, one half-brother through the father, one half-brother through the mother, and one full sister?

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If the deceased leaves behind only a uterine brother, a full brother, a full sister, and a paternal brother, then the uterine brother receives one-sixth as a prescribed share (fard), based on the Almighty's saying: "And if a man or a woman leaves neither parents nor children but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is one-sixth." The remainder goes to the full brother and full sister by way of residuary inheritance ('asabah), with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if they are brothers and sisters, males and females, then for the male is the like of the portion of two females." The paternal brother receives nothing, as he is completely excluded (hajb hirman) by the full brother. The inheritance is divided into eighteen shares: three shares for the uterine brother, ten shares for the full brother, and five shares for the full sister.

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