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What is the share of each heir: a wife, three paternal cousins, and two female paternal cousins, given that the man left no one else?

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The male heirs receive fifteen shares and the female heirs ten. To accurately determine the distribution of the inheritance, the heirs must be clearly identified. If we assume the deceased left only those mentioned, then his wife receives a fourth (one-quarter) as a prescribed share due to the absence of a direct descendant, based on the Almighty's saying: "But if you have no child, then for them [the wives] is one fourth of what you leave." The remainder goes to the paternal cousins (full brothers or paternal half-brothers), based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them; then whatever remains is for the closest male heir." As for paternal female cousins and maternal male cousins, they do not inherit.

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