Hakeem bin Iqal (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A case was brought before Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding a woman who left behind two paternal cousins, a husband, and a maternal brother. So he gave half to the husband and the remainder to the maternal brother. Then when this matter reached Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he called Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) and asked: "How did you decide?" Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) replied that he decided on the basis of «وَأُولُو الْأَرْحَامِ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلَى بِبَعْضٍ» , so Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You should have given half to the husband, one-sixth to the maternal brother, and divided the remainder equally between the two."