He died and left behind a mother, a wife, a son and two daughters

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I hope that you can answer my question in detail: how much does each person get of the inheritance?

My father died and left behind a mother, a wife, a son and two daughters. The value of his estate is 172, 679 riyals.

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

If a man dies and leaves behind a mother, a wife, a son and two daughters, and there are no other heirs apart from these, then the estate is to be divided as follows:

The mother gets one-sixth, because there are offspring who inherit. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“For parents, a sixth share of inheritance to each if the deceased left children”

[al-Nisa’ 4:11].

The wife gets one-eighth, because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“but if you leave a child, they get an eighth of that which you leave”

[al-Nisa’ 4:12].

The rest goes to the children, with the male getting the share of two females, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Allaah commands you as regards your children’s (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females”

[al-Nisa’ 4:11].

So the division of the estate is as follows:

The mother’s share is 28,779.80

The wife’s share is 21,584.80

The son’s share is 61,157.14

The share of each daughter is 30, 578.50

And Allah knows best.

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