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What is the share in inheritance for each of the maternal uncle, the two maternal aunts, the paternal male cousin, the paternal female cousin, and the children of deceased paternal male cousins?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Maternal uncles, maternal aunts, and a paternal uncle's daughter are uterine kin (Dhul-Arham). They do not inherit when there is an heir with a prescribed share (Ashab al-Furud) or an agnate (Asabah). In this case, the paternal uncle's son is an agnate, so they have no share. The children of paternal uncles' sons also do not inherit. The females among them are uterine kin, and the males are agnates, but the paternal uncle's son is closer in degree to the deceased, so he takes precedence over them, according to the Prophet, peace be upon him: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them, and what remains is for the closest male agnate." So, if the deceased did not leave anyone other than those mentioned in the question, then all the wealth goes to the paternal uncle's son.

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