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Does a wife whose husband died inherit from him if she marries one year after his death, and is she entitled to claim his private property and the charity money collected for orphans?

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The deceased's wife has a legal share in his inheritance, which is one-eighth due to the presence of children. Her right is not forfeited by her remarriage after him, nor does her death after him prevent her heirs from claiming her right. If the deceased has no parents or grandparents, whatever remains after the wife's share goes entirely to his children. All that the deceased left behind is divided among his heirs (his wife, his children, and any other rightful inheritors). The wife is not permitted to dispose of her deceased husband's property except for the benefit of the heirs; otherwise, she is liable for what she has disposed of.

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