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What is the share of the full sister, the paternal half-brother, and the maternal half-sister in the inheritance?

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If the heirs are limited to those mentioned, then the full sister receives half of the inheritance as a prescribed share, based on the Almighty's saying: "If a man dies, having no child, and he has a sister, she will have half of what he leaves." The sister from the mother's side receives one-sixth as a prescribed share, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if a man or a woman leaves neither parent nor child but has a brother or a sister, then each one of them will have a sixth." Whatever remains after the shares of the full sister and the sister from the mother's side goes to the brother from the father's side by virtue of 'asabah (residency), according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them; then whatever remains is for the nearest male relative." The basis of the calculation for this case is six: the full sister gets three shares, the sister from the mother's side gets one share, and the brother from the father's side gets two shares.

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