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How is the estate of a man who died leaving behind two wives, three sons, one daughter, a mother, a father, and siblings to be divided, knowing that he owns a house consisting of four floors, a ground floor, and a rooftop? Do the siblings inherit? And how is the house appraised and divided among the heirs? And what is the share of each heir?

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The deceased's brothers and sisters do not inherit when there is a son or a father, because each of them excludes the siblings from inheritance entirely. If the deceased left no heirs except for his parents, two wives, three sons, and one daughter, then the mother receives one-sixth as a prescribed share, and the father receives one-sixth as a prescribed share due to the presence of a lineal descendant. The two wives collectively receive one-eighth as a prescribed share, to be divided equally between them, also due to the presence of a lineal descendant. The remainder goes to the sons and the daughter by way of residuary inheritance, with the male receiving the share of two females. The house is divided into 336 shares: the mother gets 56 shares, the father gets 56 shares, the two wives get 42 shares (21 shares for each), each son gets 52 shares, and the daughter gets 26 shares. Each heir owns their portion of the house according to these shares. The heirs are given the choice to either sell the house and divide its price, or rent it out and divide the rent, or take turns residing in it in proportion to each person's share.

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