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How is inheritance divided in a hypothetical case involving parents, four daughters, and a wife, where the sum of the shares exceeds one whole?

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This issue is one of the issues of 'awl (proportional reduction). The meaning of 'awl, in terminology, is: the increase of the shares of the prescribed heirs beyond the original total of the shares, which results in a reduction of the heirs' portions.

The original total of the shares for this case is (24), and the heirs' shares amount to (27). So, the issue is subject to 'awl to (27), and the inheritance is divided into (27) shares: the father and mother, and each daughter receive (4) shares, and the wife receives (3) shares.

The first case that was subject to 'awl occurred during the caliphate of Umar, when a woman died leaving behind a husband and two sisters. The Companions, such as Al-Abbas, or Ali, or Zayd (there is a difference of opinion), advised him regarding 'awl, and Umar ruled accordingly.

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