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Distribution of property under muslim law, if owner dies without will


08-Oct-2023 (In Muslim Law Law)
Muslim Sunni Father died without will. Has wife, one son and 2 daughters (one married).Mother is alive with 1 son and 3 daughters (siblings). How will the property be distributed? Can the son claim all the properties since he lived with him and wife?
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Answer #1
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The property will be divided amongst all the above mentioned legal heirs. His Son gets two shares and daughter gets one share each and one fourth to the wife. Therefore 25% to wife, 32.5% to the son and balance 32.5% to the daughters.

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