How is the estate of a man who died leaving behind a wife, seven full siblings (two sisters and five brothers), and three half-siblings from the father's side, with no children, divided?
If a man's heirs are limited to his wife, full brothers, and half-brothers from his father's side, then his inheritance is divided as follows:
1. The Wife: She receives one-fourth as a prescribed share, according to the Almighty's saying: {And for them is one-fourth of what you leave if you have no child} [An-Nisa: 12]. 2. Full Brothers: They inherit the remainder by 'asabah (agnatic kinship), with the male receiving the share of two females, according to the Almighty's saying: {And if there are brothers and sisters, then the male will have the share of two females} [An-Nisa: 176]. 3. Half-brothers from the father's side: They are excluded by the full brothers.
It must be noted that matters of inheritance are serious, and it is not sufficient to rely on a verbal . Rather, they must be presented to the courts for investigation and to confirm the absence of any other heirs, wills, or debts that take precedence over the heirs' rights.
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