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What is the distribution of the inheritance of a man who died, leaving behind a wife whom he had not consummated the marriage with, a father, a mother, one brother, and one sister?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Inheritance between spouses is established immediately upon the marriage contract, even if one of them dies before consummation. In the mentioned case, the siblings do not inherit anything due to the presence of the father. The mother receives one-sixth due to the presence of a group of siblings (two or more), even if they are blocked by the father, and this is the opinion of the majority of scholars. The wife receives one-fourth due to the absence of a descendant heir for the deceased, and the father takes the rest. The inheritance is divided into 12 shares: three for the wife, two for the mother, and seven shares for the father.

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