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 ment of one hundred dirhems, her dowry being ten dirhems, and he bequeaths to some person one-third of his property; then the computation is this: Pay to the woman her dowry, that is, ten dirhems; there remain ninety dirhems. Herefrom pay the gift to her, thing; then pay likewise to the legatee who is to receive one-third, thing: for the one-third is divided