How is the estate of a deceased man distributed, leaving (500,000) and having the following heirs: one (daughter), one (son's daughter), and one (wife)?
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If a person dies and leaves behind only a wife, a daughter, and a son's daughter, then the wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant heir. The daughter receives one-half because she is the sole daughter. The son's daughter receives one-sixth as a complement to the two-thirds. The estate is divided into 32 shares: the wife receives 4 shares, the daughter receives 21 shares by فرض (prescribed share) and radd (return), and the son's daughter receives 7 shares by فرض (prescribed share) and radd (return).
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