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Inheriting $25k: Calculating shares for a woman’s heirs with no parents or son, but multiple siblings and relatives.

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Q: A woman dies, leaving no parent, no son, 3 daughters, 2 brothers from same father and mother, 3 sisters from same father and mother, 2 maternal uncles and 1 maternal aunt. Please inform me how much share each of the deceased’s heirs will receive if 25 thousand dollars has to be divided.

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A: The estate will be divided into 63 equal shares and distributed as follows:

Each daughter will receive 14 shares = 5555.55 each

Each brother will receive 6 shares = 2380.95 each

Each sister will receive 3 shares = 1190.47 each

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

Answered by:

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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