What is the ruling regarding the inheritance of a woman who died leaving behind only one daughter and male grandchildren from that daughter, after all of her brothers have passed away? Do her daughter and her male grandchildren inherit from her, or do her brothers' sons?
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The daughters' children are not among the inheritors; rather, they are considered kin (dhawu al-arham), therefore they do not inherit from their grandmother (their mother's mother). If a woman dies and leaves behind one daughter and the sons of full or paternal brothers, and there are no other inheritors, then the daughter receives one-half, and the remainder goes to the brothers' sons by way of 'asabah (agnatic inheritance). To determine the precise division of the inheritance, all inheritors must be fully identified through the dedicated link provided for that purpose.
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