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Question
A man died leaving behind a wife, a brother, a sister and a mother. How will the estate be shared among this heirs?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.The
man's estate should be divided among the heirs mentioned in the following
manner:
The
wife is given a quarter, the mother is given one-sixth, and the rest
is shared between the brother and sister giving the male twice the share
of the female.
So
if, for example, he left behind 18,000:
His
wife gets one quarter of the estate, which is 4500.
His
mother gets one-sixth of the estate, which is 3000.
The
rest (18,000 – 7500= 10,500) is divided into three shares.
One
third is given to the female, 3500.
Two-thirds
are given to the male, 7000.
And
Allaah knows best.
Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)