Q: What would be the share of wife under Islamic law of Inheritance?

 Ans: The share of Wife will be 1/4 if there is :

1. No Child 

2. Child of Son

The wife will get 1/8 if there is child or child of son.

This is to say, in absence of children,  the share of Wife will be 1/4 whereas in presence of children,  the share of wife will be 1/8.

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