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What is the fate of the estate of the deceased who has no male children, and has two living full brothers who wish to waive their share of the inheritance without gifting it to anyone, and two living daughters, and two daughters who died during his lifetime but have children?

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If a man dies leaving two daughters and two brothers, the two daughters receive two-thirds, and the remainder, which is one-third, goes to the two brothers equally. Inheritance enters into the ownership of the heir without his choice. So, one-third of the estate has entered into the ownership of the two brothers, and their relinquishing it is considered a gift from them to whomever they wish. Therefore, the two brothers must specify to whom their share goes, and the most they can do is explicitly relinquish their share (one-third) to the grandchildren.

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