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What is the share of each heir from the inheritance if a man dies and leaves behind three sons, two daughters, and a wife?

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If the deceased leaves behind only a wife, sons, and two daughters, the wife receives one-eighth due to the presence of an heir, as Allah Almighty says: (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 two daughters by virtue of 'asabah (agnatic succession), with the male receiving 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). The inheritance is divided into 64 shares: the wife receives 8 shares, each son receives 14 shares, and each daughter receives 7 shares.

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