What is the share of each heir from the legal inheritance based on the presence of: a wife, four sons, and two daughters?
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If the deceased leaves behind only a wife, three sons, and two daughters, then the wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant. The remainder is distributed among the sons and daughters by ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females. The inheritance is divided into eighty shares: the wife takes ten shares, each son fourteen shares, and each daughter seven shares.
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