The Shaykh—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

A man died leaving a full brother, a full sister, two daughters, a wife, and an estate. The brother was absent. How should the estate be divided?

He replied:

The wife receives one-eighth, and the two daughters receive two-thirds. The siblings receive five of the estate’s twenty-four shares, divided between the brother and sister in a ratio of two to one. Thus, the wife receives three shares, each daughter eight shares, the brother three and one-third shares, and the sister one and two-thirds shares.

He was asked:

A man’s maternal aunt died leaving an estate but no heir. Does her sister’s son inherit from her?

He replied:

According to one of the two scholarly opinions, he is the heir; according to the other, her estate goes to the public treasury administered according to Islamic law.

He was asked:

A man had a female paternal cousin and a male paternal cousin. The female cousin died leaving a daughter. Then the male cousin died leaving two sons. Thus, the two sons remained, along with the daughter of