How is the inheritance distributed?
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Question:
The questioner says: A man has passed away, and he left behind a wife, a maternal sister, and male relatives. How is the inheritance distributed among them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The wife, yes. He says: A man has passed away and left behind a wife. The wife, yes. And a maternal sister and male relatives. This case requires referring to the court to determine the estate, but the apparent ruling from the question is that the wife gets one-fourth, because if there is no descendant heir, meaning he has no children, the wife gets one-fourth. And the maternal brother, he says maternal sister. The sister today gets one-sixth. And the rest goes to the 'asabah (residuary male heirs). The rest goes to the 'asabah. The wife is given one-fourth, the sister today one-sixth, and the rest to the 'asabah, yes.
The questioner says: A man has passed away, and he left behind a wife, a maternal sister, and male relatives. How is the inheritance distributed among them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The wife, yes. He says: A man has passed away and left behind a wife. The wife, yes. And a maternal sister and male relatives. This case requires referring to the court to determine the estate, but the apparent ruling from the question is that the wife gets one-fourth, because if there is no descendant heir, meaning he has no children, the wife gets one-fourth. And the maternal brother, he says maternal sister. The sister today gets one-sixth. And the rest goes to the 'asabah (residuary male heirs). The rest goes to the 'asabah. The wife is given one-fourth, the sister today one-sixth, and the rest to the 'asabah, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يوزع الميراث؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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