Share Distribution Ratio for Deceased with 4 Sons and 4 Daughters

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Q: I want to know the ratio of distribution of shares of the deceased to their legal heirs, the details of heirs are below:

4 – sons

4 – daughters

Bismillaah

A: The estate will be divided into 12 shares and distributed as follows:

Each son will receive 2 shares

Each daughter will receive 1 share

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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