How is the inheritance distributed among four sons, three daughters, and a wife?
If the deceased leaves behind only a wife, sons, and daughters, then the wife receives one-eighth (1/8) as her prescribed share due to the presence of lineal descendants, as Allah the Almighty states: "But if you have a child, then for them [the wives] is one eighth of what you leave." The remainder goes to the sons and daughters by virtue of ta'sib (residuary inheritance), with the male receiving the equivalent of the share of two females, as Allah the Almighty states: "Allah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females." The inheritance is divided into 88 shares; the wife receives 11 shares, each son receives 14 shares, and each daughter receives 7 shares.
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