What is the rightful share of the heirs in the estate of the deceased who has no children, was married and divorced, whose parents are deceased, whose paternal uncles are deceased, and who has sons and daughters of paternal uncles and a paternal aunt, and a person has appeared claiming to be his son?
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If a person's lineage to the deceased can be proven by the testimony of two just witnesses, then their lineage is not denied. Some jurists hold the view that it is permissible for an heir to acknowledge the child of the deceased if it is possible and the child confirms it. However, if the lineage is not proven, the deceased is inherited by the closest male agnates (male paternal cousins), excluding female paternal cousins or maternal aunts, based on the hadith: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them; then whatever remains is for the closest male relative."
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