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What are the shares of the legal heirs from the estate of a man who died and left behind a wife, five daughters, five full sisters, and a paternal cousin?

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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 inheritance is divided as follows: The wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of a lineal descendant, as Allah Almighty says: "But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt." The daughters receive two-thirds, as Allah Almighty says: "But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of what he left." The full sisters inherit the remainder by virtue of ta'sib (residuary heirship), while the paternal cousin (son of paternal uncle) inherits nothing.

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