Inheritance Distribution: Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister

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Q: Kindly inform us regarding the distribution of inheritance based on the following. Deceased left wife, mother, infant daughter and a sister.

Bismillaah

A: The estate will be divided into 24 equal shares and distributed as follows:

Wife will receive 3 shares

Mother will receive 4 shares

Daughter will receive 12 shares

Sister will receive 5 shares

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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