What is the legal distribution of the inheritance of Fathi Ahmed Taha, who died without children or siblings, and left behind a wife who died a week after him, a house, and some sheep, with the presence of his paternal cousins Muhammad Salih and Muhanna Eid Makhlouf, and the wife’s full brothers and full sister?
If the husband dies and leaves behind only his wife and two paternal uncles (higher in lineage), then the wife receives one-fourth as her prescribed share (fard) due to the absence of children. The remainder goes to the two paternal uncles equally by residuary right (ta'sib). The children of the higher paternal uncles are excluded by complete deprivation (hajb hirman). Then, the share of the deceased wife is distributed among her siblings by residuary right (ta'sib), with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females. It is obligatory to refer inheritance matters to the Sharia courts or consult scholars directly to verify all heirs, debts, and bequests.
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