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What is the share of the deceased daughter's children from their grandmother's inheritance, given that their mother passed away before her, and there is a full sister and a full paternal cousin of the deceased?

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A daughter's children are not heirs to their grandmother. If a woman dies, leaving behind a full sister and a paternal cousin, and no other heirs, then the full sister receives one-half as a prescribed share (fard), based on the Almighty’s saying: "And if he has a sister, she will have half of what he leaves." The remainder goes to the paternal cousin by way of residuary inheritance (ta'sib), based on the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) saying: "Give the prescribed shares to those entitled to them, and what remains is for the closest male agnate."

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