Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
كتاب الفرائض
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The sisters share the inheritance with the daughters
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ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id (shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.'
ARABIC
أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا فَمَا بَقِيَ فَهْوَ لأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍ