Does a sister inherit from her deceased brother who has two brothers and a granddaughter from his daughter?
A sister can be a full sister (same father and mother), a paternal sister (same father, different mother), or a maternal sister (same mother, different father).
A full sister inherits under two conditions: the absence of a male lineal descendant, and the absence of the father.
A paternal sister inherits under three conditions: the two aforementioned conditions, and the absence of a full brother or two full sisters, unless there is a paternal brother who makes her a residuary heir.
A maternal sister inherits under two conditions: the complete absence of any lineal descendant, and the absence of any male ascendant who inherits.
The daughter of a daughter is among the uterine relatives (dhawu al-arham) and is not among the legal heirs.
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