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Title: A man dies leaving a wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters. The wife is the mother of all the children. How should the inheritance of the deceased be distributed accordihg to Shariah?

Question: A man dies leaving a wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters. The wife is the mother of all the children. How should the inheritance of the deceased be distributed accordihg to Shariah?

Answer ID: 563Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 541/J)

In the above case, after the due rights preceding inheritance, the entire property of the dead will be distributed in to 120 (one hundred twenty) shares. Out of these shares, the wife will receive 15 (fifteen) shares, each daughter will get 7 (seven) shares and each son will get 14 (fourteen) shares.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: A man dies leaving a wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters. The wife is the mother of all the children. How should the inheritance of the deceased be distributed accordihg to Shariah?

Question: A man dies leaving a wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters. The wife is the mother of all the children. How should the inheritance of the deceased be distributed accordihg to Shariah?

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