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How is inheritance divided among 7 sons, 3 daughters, and a wife?

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If the deceased leaves behind only a wife, sons, and daughters, then the wife receives one-eighth (1/8) due to the presence of inheriting offspring, as Allah Almighty says: "But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one-eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt." (An-Nisa: 12). The remainder is for the sons and daughters by way of ta'sib (agnatic inheritance), with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females, as Allah Almighty says: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." (An-Nisa: 11). The inheritance is divided into 136 shares; the wife receives 17 shares, each son receives 14 shares, and each daughter receives 7 shares.

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