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How is the estate of a grandmother who left behind four daughters, and male and female grandchildren from two deceased sons, to be distributed? And does the compulsory bequest apply to it according to Egyptian law?

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If a woman dies leaving four daughters, granddaughters (daughters of her son), and grandsons (sons of her son), then the two-thirds go to the daughters. The remainder goes to the granddaughters and grandsons, with the male receiving the share of two females. A granddaughter or granddaughters do not inherit when there are daughters of the deceased, unless there is a male who makes them residuaries ('asabah). This case does not fall under the category of the mandatory bequest (al-wasiyyah al-wajiba).

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