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Do brothers and sisters inherit from the estate of their deceased brother who is survived by a wife and living parents, and has no children?

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Brothers and sisters do not inherit from their deceased brother if his father is alive, whether they are full siblings, or paternal or maternal half-siblings. Scholars unanimously agree that siblings, male or female, do not inherit in the presence of a son, a grandson (son's son), or a father. The father's share is not affected by his failure to provide financial support.

So, for someone who passes away leaving a wife, a mother, a father, and siblings: his wife gets one-fourth, his mother gets one-sixth, and the remainder goes to his father by way of ta'sib (residuary inheritance).

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