Can u tell me how the inheritance will be distributed according to the following scenario

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Can u tell me how the inheritance will be distributed according to the following scenario:

Husband dead leaving behind wife, one son, one daughter with one parent of father, one brother and two sisters and both parents of wife and one brother and 4 sisters.

Wife dead leaving behind husband, one son, one daughter and rest of all above relatives as in 1.

Both husband and wife dead leaving behind one son, one daughter and rest of all relatives as in 1.

Mufti Ebrahim Desai · Accepted Answer

The heirs in all three queries are not clear. The statement “….with one parent of father …” is not clear. You also refer to this in queries two and three.

According to our understanding, in the first instance the deceased was survived by a wife, son, daughter, father, mother in law, father in law, brother in law and sister in law. If this understanding is correct, the estate will be divided into 72 equal shares as follows

Wife 9 shares

Son 34 shares

Daughter 17 shares

Father 12 shares

The mother in law, father in law, brother in law and sister in law do not inherit.

In the second instance if the deceased was survived by husband, son, daughter and father, the estate will be divided into 36 equal shares as follows

Husband 9 shares

Son 14 shares

Daughter 7 shares

Father 6 shares

The in laws do not inherit.

In the third instance if the deceased was survived by a son, daughter, and father, the estate will be divided into 18 equal shares as follows

Son 10 shares

Daughter 5 shares

Father 3 shares

And Allah Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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