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What is the share of each heir from the estate of the deceased wife, which included movables, gold, and bank sums, a portion of which was withdrawn before death, and other sums in the marital home, knowing that she has no children and her father is deceased, and she has a mother and five siblings, and knowing that her dowry and deferred dowry were previously determined?

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All the inheritance left by the deceased wife (movable assets, gold, bank account, sums of money in the marital home) is to be divided among the heirs according to Islamic law. The husband receives one-half, the mother one-sixth, and the remainder goes to the brothers and sisters, with the male receiving the share of two females, if the deceased had no children. The deferred dowry is calculated as part of the estate and added to it. It is not permissible for any of the heirs to seize anything from the estate without the others. Whoever does so must return what he took before the division, otherwise, he would be unlawfully consuming people's wealth.

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