Ata narrates the statement of Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the grandfather is in the position of the father as long as the father is not present beneath him, and the grandson is like the son when the son is not present.

Ismail bin Samia says that a man asked Hazrat Abu Wa'il whether Hazrat Abu Burdah narrates that Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) considered the grandfather like the father? He replied: He has lied; if he had considered him like the father, then Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would not have opposed him.

It is narrated from Hazrat Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "My grandson has passed away, what will I receive from his inheritance?" The Prophet replied, "For you, there is one-sixth of the wealth." When he turned away, the Prophet called him back and said, "For you, there is another one-sixth." When he turned away again, the Prophet called him once more and said, "The second one-sixth is as a gift."

Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when a case of inheritance was brought to him in which the grandfather was also mentioned; he (the Prophet) allotted him either one-third of the wealth or one-sixth of the wealth.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Who knows what the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the grandfather? Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made this decision regarding us. He asked, What decision was made? He replied, That of the sixth share of the wealth. He asked: In the presence of which relatives? He replied, I do not know. He said: If you do not know anything, then what is the benefit of knowing this matter?

Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to consider the grandfather as an heir.

Ibrahim states that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would not give the grandfather more than one-sixth when there were children.

Ubaid bin Nazeelah narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), while being brothers, used to distribute the grandfather’s share, and would give him that portion of wealth which was better for him from among the sixth share and the partnership with the brothers’ share. Then Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Hazrat Abdullah that I think we have made the grandfather destitute, so when this letter of mine reaches you, make him a partner in the distribution with the brothers, in such a way that he is given one third of the wealth and, from the partnership in the distribution, whichever is better for him. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted this.

Hazrat Alqamah narrates that Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to include the grandfather with the brothers in inheritance, but when the brothers were many in number, he would give the grandfather one third of the wealth. The narrator Ibrahim says that when Alqamah passed away, I went to Hazrat Ubaidah, and he told me that Hazrat Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to include the grandfather with the brothers, and when the brothers were many, he would give the grandfather a share of the wealth. He says that after hearing this, I returned from him feeling heavy-hearted. Then I passed by Hazrat Ubaid bin Nuzailah, and he asked me,“What is the matter? Why do you seem downcast?”I said,“How could I not be, when such an incident has occurred?”Then I narrated the whole matter to him. He said,“Both of them have told you the truth.”I asked,“What about you? How have both of them spoken the truth?”He replied,“Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was of the opinion that the grandfather should be included with the brothers, and when they are many, the grandfather should be given one sixth of the wealth. Then he went to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and saw that he included the grandfather with the brothers, and when the brothers were many, he would give the grandfather one third of the wealth. So he abandoned his own opinion and began to act upon the opinion of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).”

Abdullah bin Salamah says that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to include the grandfather with the brothers up to one-sixth of the total wealth.