How is the inheritance distributed among 11 sons, 8 daughters, and 2 wives?
If the deceased left only male descendants, his two wives receive one-eighth as a prescribed share equally between them due to the presence of a lineal descendant, based on the Almighty's saying: "But if you have a child, then for them is one-eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt." The remainder goes to the sons and daughters by virtue of 'asaba (agnatic succession), with "the male receiving the share of two females," based on the Almighty's saying: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." The inheritance is divided into two hundred and forty shares: thirty shares for the two wives (fifteen for each), fourteen shares for each son, and seven shares for each daughter.
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