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How is the inheritance divided among five daughters and a wife?

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If the deceased's heirs are limited to his wife and five daughters, his estate is divided as follows: The wife receives one-eighth due to the existence of offspring (the daughters), as Allah Almighty says: {But if you have offspring, then for them [the wives] is one eighth of what you leave.} The daughters receive what remains after the wife's share, due to their plurality and the absence of a male inheritor, as Allah Almighty says: {But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two-thirds of what he left.} The estate is divided into forty shares: the wife receives five shares, and each daughter receives seven shares.

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