What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the inheritance of a man who left behind a wife, two sons, and a daughter, where a house was built on one of the plots of land using funds from the sale of other plots, and the rental income from the shops in the house is divided between the two sons to the exclusion of the daughter, and the rental income from another vacant plot of land is also divided between them, knowing that all of this is in joint ownership and the daughter does not demand her right?
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The deceased's estate is divided as follows: the wife receives one-eighth, and the remainder is for the children, with the male receiving the share of two females. The heirs can divide the estate by one of three methods: proportionate division (muhayat), mutual agreement (muradat), or by lot (qur'ah). Depriving women of inheritance is a pre-Islamic custom (Jahiliyah), and a daughter has the right to her share, unless she is an adult who willingly consents to waive it. Inheritance matters must be presented to courts due to the presence of wills, debts, or rights that take precedence over the heirs' right.
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