And Zaid bin Thabit said: When a man or a woman leaves behind a daughter, her share is half, and if there are two or more daughters, they will receive two-thirds. And if along with them there is a (their brother) boy, then first the shares of the heirs will be given, and whatever remains, from that the boy will receive a share equal to that of two girls.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id (the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it. Then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased ."

Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: I was stricken by an ailment that led me to the verge of death. The Prophet came to pay me a visit. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have much property and no heir except my single daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "Onethird of it?" He said, "You may do so) though one-third is also to a much, for it is better for you to leave your off-spring wealthy than to leave them poor, asking others for help. And whatever you spend (for Allah's sake) you will be rewarded for it, even for a morsel of food which you may put in the mouth of your wife." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Will I remain behind and fail to complete my emigration?" The Prophet said, "If you are left behind after me, whatever good deeds you will do for Allah's sake, that will upgrade you and raise you high. May be you will have long life so that some people may benefit by you and others (the enemies) be harmed by you." But Allah's Apostle felt sorry for Sa`d bin Khaula as he died in Mecca. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that Sa`d bin Khaula was a man from the tribe of Bani 'Amir bin Lu'ai.)

Narrated Al-Aswad bin Yazid: Mu`adh bin Jabal came to us in Yemen as a tutor and a ruler, and we (the people of Yemen) asked him about (the distribution of the property of) a man who had died leaving a daughter and a sister. Mu`adh gave the daughter one-half of the property and gave the sister the other half.

Zaid bin Thabit said: The children of sons are in the position of sons. If the deceased has no son, then the grandsons will be like sons and the granddaughters like daughters. They will inherit in the same way as sons and daughters inherit, and because of them, many relatives will be deprived of inheritance just as they are deprived in the presence of sons and daughters. However, if a son is present, the grandson will not receive anything from the inheritance.

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah's Apostle said, "Give the Fara'id (shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.'

Narrated Huzail bin Shirahbil: Abu Musa was asked regarding (the inheritance of) a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. He said, "The daughter will take one-half and the sister will take one-half. If you go to Ibn Mas`ud, he will tell you the same." Ibn Mas`ud was asked and was told of Abu Musa's verdict. Ibn Mas`ud then said, "If I give the same verdict, I would stray and would not be of the rightly-guided. The verdict I will give in this case, will be the same as the Prophet did, i.e. one-half is for daughter, and one-sixth for the son's daughter, i.e. both shares make two-thirds of the total property; and the rest is for the sister." Afterwards we cams to Abu Musa and informed him of Ibn Mas`ud's verdict, whereupon he said, "So, do not ask me for verdicts, as long as this learned man is among you."

Abu Bakr, Ibn Abbas, and Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them) said that the grandfather is like the father. And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited this verse «يا بني آدم‏» "O children of Adam!" «واتبعت ملة آبائي إبراهيم وإسحاق ويعقوب‏» "And I have followed the religion of my fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." And it is not found that anyone differed with Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) during his time, even though the number of the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was very great at that time. And Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: My heirs will be my grandsons, not my brothers, and I will not be the heir of my grandsons. Different statements are narrated from Umar, Ali, Ibn Mas'ud, and Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them).

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet said, "Give the Fara'id, (the shares prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it, and then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased."

Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The person about whom Allah's Apostle said, "If I were to take a Khalil from this nation (my followers), then I would have taken him (i.e., Abu Bakr), but the Islamic Brotherhood is better (or said: good)," regarded a grandfather as the father himself (in inheritance).