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Who are the legal heirs of a deceased person who did not have children, whose two wives died before him, and whose full brothers and sisters also died, and what is the share of his brother's daughters, his brother's daughter, and his ten living nephews and nieces from the inheritance?

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If the deceased leaves behind only a paternal niece, a half-paternal niece, and half-paternal nephews, then the sole heirs are the male nephews, because nieces are considered distant relatives (dhawu al-arham) and do not inherit when there are 'asabah (agnatic heirs). The inheritance is divided equally among them. It is recommended that the nieces be given a portion of the inheritance before or after its division, based on the Almighty's saying: "And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the division [of inheritance], then give them [something] from it and speak to them words of appropriate kindness." Issues related to inheritance must be referred to Sharia courts to verify the existence of other heirs, wills, or debts.

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