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How is the inheritance divided among: a mother, a wife, a grandmother (mother's mother), a full sister, two uterine sisters, three full brothers, and five uterine brothers?

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If the deceased left behind only a mother, a wife, and brothers and sisters, then the mother receives one-sixth due to the presence of a group of siblings. The wife receives one-fourth due to the absence of a direct descendant. The uterine brothers and sisters receive one-third, divided equally among them. The remainder goes to the full sister(s) and full brother(s) by virtue of Ta’sib (agnatic succession), with the male receiving the share of two females. The grandmother (mother's mother) receives nothing due to the presence of the mother, who bars grandmothers from inheritance.

The inheritance is divided into 84 shares: 14 shares for the mother, 21 shares for the wife, 28 shares for the uterine brothers and sisters (4 shares for each of them), 6 shares for each full brother, and 3 shares for the full sister.

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