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Inheritance shares

Question

If a deceased leaves behind a wife and a full brother, how will the inheritance be distributed? There are no other relatives or children.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

The wife will get ¼ (25%) and the full brother will get ¾ (75%).

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

25 Jumādā al-Ūlā 1441 / 20 January 2020

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmad and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

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