33380 - (1) So this is according to the statement of Ali and Zayd: from six shares, and according to the statement of Abdullah: from five.

Ibrahim says regarding the woman who leaves behind her husband, mother, four real sisters, and grandfather, that Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says about her that the husband will get three shares, the mother one share, the grandfather one share, and the sisters also one share. And Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the wealth should be divided into nine shares: three shares for the husband, one share for the mother, one share for the grandfather, and four shares for the sisters. Hazrat Abu Bakr says that this issue will be resolved into six shares according to the statement of Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), and into nine shares according to the statement of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him).

33382 - Abu Bakr said: So this, according to the statement of Zayd, is from six shares, and according to the statement of Ali and Abdullah, from nine shares.

Hazrat Sha’bi narrates that: (1) Regarding the full sister, paternal half-brother and sister, and grandfather, the statement of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is that the full sister gets half of the estate, and the remaining estate is to be divided between the grandfather and the paternal half-brother and sister in such a way that the estate is divided into five parts, of which two parts are given to the grandfather and one part to the sister. According to the statement of Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), the full sister gets half of the estate and the grandfather gets the remainder, and the paternal half-brother and sister get nothing. According to the statement of Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), this issue is resolved by dividing the estate into eighteen parts: six parts to the grandfather, i.e., one third of the estate, six parts to the paternal half-brother, three parts to the paternal half-sister, and three parts to the full sister. Then the paternal half-brother and sister return six parts to the full sister, thus the full sister’s share becomes nine parts, i.e., half of the estate, and three parts remain for the paternal half-brother and sister, two parts for the brother and one part for the sister. (2) Regarding the issue of two full sisters, one paternal half-brother, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the remainder is divided between the grandfather and the brother. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the remainder is for the grandfather, and the paternal half-brother gets nothing. According to the statement of Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), the estate is divided into three parts: one part for the grandfather, one for the brother, and one part for the two sisters. Then the paternal half-brother returns his share to the two full sisters, thus the sisters’ two-thirds share is completed and nothing remains for the brother. (3) Regarding two full sisters, one paternal half-sister, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the remainder is for the grandfather, and the paternal half-sister gets nothing. Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the estate is divided into five parts: two parts for the grandfather, two parts for the two full sisters, and one part for the paternal half-sister. Then the paternal half-sister returns her share to the two full sisters and nothing remains for her. (4) Regarding two full sisters, one paternal half-brother and sister, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the grandfather gets one-sixth of the estate, and the remainder is divided between the paternal half-brother and sister according to the rule that the male gets twice as much as the female. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the remainder is for the grandfather, and the paternal half-brother and sister get nothing. Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the estate is divided into fifteen parts: five parts for the grandfather, i.e., one third of the estate, four parts for the paternal half-brother, two parts for the paternal half-sister, and four parts for the two full sisters. Then the paternal half-brother and sister return their shares to the two full sisters, thus their two-thirds share is completed and nothing remains for the paternal half-brother and sister. (5) Regarding two full sisters, two paternal half-sisters, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the remainder is for the grandfather, and the paternal half-sisters get nothing. Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the estate is divided into six parts: two parts for the grandfather, two parts for the two full sisters, and two parts for the two paternal half-sisters. Then the paternal half-sisters return their shares to the full sisters, thus the full sisters’ two-thirds share is completed and nothing remains for the paternal half-sisters. (6) Regarding the full sister, three paternal half-sisters, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that the full sister gets half of the estate and the paternal half-sisters get one-sixth of the estate to complete two-thirds, and the remainder is for the grandfather. Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the estate is divided into eighteen parts: six parts for the grandfather, three parts for the full sister, and nine parts for the paternal half-sisters. Then the paternal half-sisters return six parts to the full sister, thus the full sister’s share becomes half of the estate, and one part remains for the paternal half-sisters. (7) And regarding the issue of two full sisters, one paternal half-brother, two paternal half-sisters, and the grandfather, Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the two full sisters get two-thirds of the estate and the grandfather gets one-sixth of the estate, and the remainder is for the paternal half-brother and sisters...

Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) used to make the grandfather an heir up to one third of the wealth along with brothers and sisters. So when his share reached up to one third, he would grant him one third, and the remaining wealth would belong to the brothers and sisters. And in the presence of the grandfather, he would not give anything to maternal brothers and maternal sisters. And he would include paternal brothers in the division with full brothers, but would not grant anything from the inheritance to the paternal brothers. So if a full sister and the grandfather were heirs, he would grant half of the wealth to the grandfather, and if there were two brothers, he would grant one third of the wealth to the grandfather. So if there were more brothers, he would grant one third of the wealth to the grandfather and the remaining wealth to the brothers. And when one sister and the grandfather were heirs, he would grant two thirds of the wealth to the grandfather and one third to the sister. And if there were two sisters, he would grant half of the wealth to the sisters and half to the grandfather, provided that such mutual division was better for the grandfather. So if along with them, other heirs such as the wife, mother, and husband had shares, he would first grant those heirs their shares and then divide the remaining wealth among the brothers and sisters. In this way, if one third of the remaining wealth was better for the grandfather, he would grant him one third of the remaining wealth, and if mutual participation in the division was better for him, he would do so. And if one sixth of the entire wealth was better for him than participation in the division, he would grant him that, and if participation in the division was better for the grandfather than more than one sixth, he would include him in the division.

Ibrahim states that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) did not give preference to the mother over the grandfather.

Abdullah bin Salamah narrates that Hazrat Ubaidah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Indeed, I can alter the issue of the grandfather in two hundred ways."

Ibn Sirin narrates from Ubaidah that I remember one hundred different verdicts from Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the grandfather.

Ubaid bin Amr Kharfi narrates that a man wanted to ask Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about an issue of inheritance. He said, "Ask! As long as it does not mention the grandfather."

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair narrates from a person of the tribe of Murad that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever wishes to plunge into the germs of Hell should pass judgment in the matter of grandfather and brothers.