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A man died, leaving behind only his mother and full brother. What is the share of each of them?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The mother receives one-third due to the absence of a direct descendant and the presence of a number of siblings, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if he has no child and his parents inherit him, then his mother has one-third." What remains after the mother's share is for the full brother by way of 'asaba (agnatic inheritance), as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Give the prescribed shares to those who are entitled to them, and whatever remains is for the closest male relative." The inheritance is divided into three shares: one share for the mother, and two shares for the full brother.

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