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What is the share of the sole daughter from the inheritance of her deceased brother, who has five full brothers and two full sisters, and one half-brother and two half-sisters from his father's side?

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The method of distributing the inheritance cannot be explained except after an accurate and unambiguous inventory of the heirs, which is available via the dedicated link. If it is assumed that the deceased left behind only a daughter, full brothers and sisters, and paternal half-brothers and half-sisters, then the daughter receives one-half, as per His Almighty’s saying: "And if there be but one daughter, she shall have half." The remainder goes to the full brothers and sisters by way of ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the share of two females, as per His Almighty’s saying: "And if there be brothers and sisters, males and females, then for the male will be the share of two females." The paternal half-brothers and half-sisters receive nothing because they are completely excluded by the full brother by scholarly consensus. The inheritance is divided into twenty-four shares: the daughter receives twelve shares, each full brother receives two shares, and each full sister receives one share.

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