What is the share of each heir from a property sold for 250,000, if a man passed away leaving a wife, a son, and five daughters, then the wife (who is not the mother of the son and two of the daughters) passed away leaving a brother's son and three daughters?
The deceased man's estate (250,000) is distributed as follows:
1. To the wife: One-eighth (1/8) as a prescribed share, based on the verse: ﴿فَإِنْ كَانَ لَكُمْ وَلَدٌ فَلَهُنَّ الثُّمُنُ مِمَّا تَرَكْتُمْ﴾ [An-Nisa: 12] (But if you have a child, then for them is one eighth of what you leave). 2. To the children (the remainder): The male receives the equivalent of the share of two females, based on the verse: ﴿يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلَادِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ﴾ [An-Nisa: 11] (Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females).
Estate Calculation: The estate is divided into 8 shares: one share for the wife, and the remainder for the children (two shares for the son, and one share for each daughter). The value of one share is 31,250. The son's share is 62,500, and each daughter's share is 31,250.
Deceased Wife's Estate: The wife's estate (31,250) is distributed among her heirs. Her three daughters receive two-thirds (2/3) of it, based on the verse: ﴿فَإِنْ كُنَّ نِسَاءً فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُنَّ ثُلُثَا مَا تَرَكَ﴾ [An-Nisa: 11] (But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of what he left). The remainder goes to the paternal nephew by ta'sib (residuary heirship). The wife's estate is divided into 9 shares: two shares for each daughter, and three shares for the paternal nephew. The value of one share from the wife's estate is 3,472. Each daughter's share is 6,944, and the paternal nephew's share is 1,416.
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