How is the inheritance to be divided among the aforementioned heirs, considering the existence of a pregnancy for the deceased brother's wife and debts such as expiations?
The expiations (kaffarat) owed by the deceased must be deducted from his estate before its division among the heirs, because they are a debt upon him that takes precedence over the rights of the heirs.
After that, the estate is divided among the heirs. In this case (two wives, a grandfather, three grandsons (sons of a son), two full sisters, a full paternal uncle, and a pregnancy): - The two wives receive one-eighth, to be divided between them. - The grandfather receives one-sixth. - The remainder is divided equally among the three grandsons by ta'sib (residuary heirship). - There is nothing for the remaining heirs (the two full sisters, the full paternal uncle, and the pregnancy) because they are excluded by complete exclusion due to the presence of a male lineal descendant (the grandsons). - The estate is divided into 144 shares: 18 shares for the two wives (9 for each), 24 shares for the grandfather, and 34 shares for each grandson.
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