Hazil bin Shurahbil says: A man asked Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman has passed away and she has left behind among her heirs a daughter, a granddaughter, and a sister. How much share will each of them receive from her inheritance? He replied: Half of the wealth will go to the daughter and half to the sister, and the granddaughter will be deprived. Along with this, he said: Go to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he will also agree with me. So he went, and when Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed of the decision of Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: If I also give the same decision, then I would go astray and would not remain on the right path. I will decide according to the decision of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is: the daughter will get half of the property, the granddaughter will get one-sixth, so that two-thirds of the wealth is completed among the children, and whatever remains will be given to the sister. Then the questioner came and informed Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) of the fatwa of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). Upon this, Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: As long as this ocean of knowledge is present among you, do not ask me any questions.

It is narrated from Huzail bin Shurahbeel that a man came to Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Salman bin Rabee’ (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked them: Among the heirs are a daughter, a granddaughter (son’s daughter), and a uterine sister. They said: Half of the estate will go to the daughter and half to the sister, and go to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he will also agree with our verdict. But when the questioner went to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him of their verdict, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I also decide in this way, I will have gone astray from the right path; I will give the verdict of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is: half to the daughter, one-sixth to the granddaughter, so that two-thirds are completed, and whatever remains will go to the sister.