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What is the share of each heir - the wife, two daughters, and parents - from an estate totaling 1000, if it is to be divided according to the shares mentioned in the Quran, and is the estate sufficient for everyone?

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The issue involving a wife, two daughters, a father, and a mother is one that is subject to 'awl (proportional reduction). The meaning of 'awl is that the sum of the shares of the prescribed heirs exceeds the original denominator of the inheritance, resulting in a reduction of the heirs' individual portions. This specific issue is known as "al-Minbariyya" (the pulpit case), and its original denominator is 24, but it increases to 27 due to 'awl. The estate is divided into 27 shares: the father receives four shares, the mother four shares, each daughter eight shares, and the wife three shares. If the inheritance is 1000 Riyals, the distribution would be as follows: the wife 111.11 Riyals, the father 148.14 Riyals, the mother 148.14 Riyals, and each daughter 296.29 Riyals. Matters of inheritance are sensitive and complex, and merely issuing a fatwa is insufficient. Instead, they must be referred to the Sharia courts for investigation and verification to ensure there are no other heirs, wills, debts, or other rights that take precedence over the rights of the heirs.

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