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Distributing an Estate: A Guide for Families with Multiple Heirs

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Q: My father passed away and left behind wife, 2 sons and 4 daughters. He also left behind 3 brothers, 2 sisters and 1 maternal aunt. Can you please explain how the estate should be distributed?

Bismillaah

A: The estate will be divided into 64 equal shares and distributed as follows:

Wife will receive 8 shares
Each son will receive 14 shares
Each daughter will receive 7 shares

The brothers, sisters and aunt do not receive anything in this case.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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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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