33410 - Za'idah said: I said to Mansur: The one from his father's side or his father's (and his mother's father)? (1) He said: Yes.

Mansur says that Ibrahim said: When there are grandmothers from one side, some of whom are closer than others, then the more distant grandmother will be deprived.

Fudayl narrates that Ibrahim said that grandmothers are heirs to one-sixth of the wealth. So, whether there is one, two, or three, the share will be divided among them according to the statement of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him). And when three grandmothers gather, each of whom is equally related to the deceased, then one share will be divided among them. These grandmothers are: the maternal grandmother, the paternal grandmother, and the paternal great-grandmother. And Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when three grandmothers gather, one-sixth of the wealth will be divided among them, even if none of them is closer in lineage to the deceased, such that none of them is the mother of the other.

Shu'bi narrates about Hazrat Masruq that four grandmothers of equal degree came to him, so he made three of the grandmothers heirs and deprived the maternal grandmother.

It is narrated from Abu al-Muhallab that two grandmothers came to Hazrat Shurayh, and he divided one-sixth of the wealth between them.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin states that Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to make grandmothers heirs, even if they were ten, and he used to say that this is a share which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has granted them.

Sha'bi narrates that four grandmothers of equal degree came to him, so he made three of the grandmothers heirs and deprived the maternal grandmother.

Hazrat Qasim narrates that a man passed away and he left behind his two grandmothers, that is, his maternal and paternal grandmothers. Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) made the maternal grandmother an heir and deprived the other. Then an Ansari said that if these two grandmothers had died and their sons were alive, then the son of the grandmother whom you made an heir would not inherit, and the son of the one whom you left out would inherit. Thus, Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) also made her an heir and included them both in the one-sixth share of the wealth.

Abu al-Zinad says that I heard Hazrat Kharijah bin Zaid, Sulaiman bin Yasar, and Talhah bin Abdullah bin Awf (s) saying that when the maternal grandmother is closer, she is more entitled to the inheritance.

Abdullah bin Zakwan narrates that Hazrat Kharijah bin Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When the maternal grandmother is closer (in relation) than the paternal grandmother, then the one-sixth share of the wealth will go to her. And when the paternal grandmother is closer than the maternal grandmother, then the one-sixth share of the wealth will be divided between both of them.