Correct answer: 150,000 dinar

Ahmad Zain left an estate worth:

Two houses: 1.5 million × 2 = 3,000,000 dinar
Savings: 200,000 dinar
Total estate: 3,200,000 dinar

He had no debt or wasiyyah (bequest), so the full 3.2 million dinar is available for distribution.

1. The wife receives 1/8

Because Ahmad Zain has a surviving child, his wife is entitled to 1/8 of the estate.

The Qur'an states in Surah An-Nisa 4:12 that if the deceased leaves a child, the wife receives one-eighth of what he leaves, after debts and bequests.

3,200,000 × 1/8 = 400,000 dinar

2. The daughter receives 1/2

As Ahmad Zain has one daughter and no son, the daughter receives 1/2 of the estate.

Allah says in Surah An-Nisa 4:11:

“And if there is only one, for her is half.”

3,200,000 × 1/2 = 1,600,000 dinar

3. The remaining estate goes to the brothers and sisters

After the wife and daughter receive their prescribed shares:

3,200,000 − 400,000 − 1,600,000 = 1,200,000 dinar

There are two surviving brothers and four surviving sisters. The fifth sister had already died before Ahmad Zain, so she does not inherit from his estate.

The brothers and sisters share the remainder as residuary heirs, with each brother receiving twice the share of each sister. This principle is stated in Surah An-Nisa 4:176, which says that when there are brothers and sisters, the male receives the share of two females.

Therefore:

2 brothers × 2 shares = 4 shares
4 sisters × 1 share = 4 shares
Total = 8 shares

The remaining 1,200,000 dinar is divided into 8 shares:

1,200,000 ÷ 8 = 150,000 dinar per share

Therefore, each surviving sister receives 150,000 dinar.

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