Narrated Qabisah ibn Dhuwayb: A grandmother came to Abu Bakr asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: There is nothing prescribed for you in Allah's Book, nor do I know anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم Go home till I question the people. He then questioned the people, and al-Mughirah ibn Shubah said: I had been present with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم when he gave grandmother a sixth. Abu Bakr said: Is there anyone with you? Muhammad ibn Maslamah stood and said the same as al-Mughirah ibn Shubah had said. So Abu Bakr made it apply to her. Another grandmother came to Umar ibn al-Khattab asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: Nothing has been prescribed for you in Allah's Book. The decision made before you was made for a grandmother other than you. I am not going to add in the shares of inheritance; but it is that sixth. If there are two of you, it is shared between you, but whichever of you is the only one left gets it all.

Narrated Buraydah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her.

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A man came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he called him and said: The other sixth is an allowance (beyond what is due). Qatadah said: They (the Companions) did not know the heirs with whom he was given (a sixth). Qatadah said: The minimum share given to the grandfather was a sixth.

Al-Hasan reported that Umar asked: Which of your knows what share the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم had given to the grandfather from the estate? Maqil ibn Yasar said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم gave him a sixth. He asked: Along with whom? He replied: I do not know. He said: You do not know; what is the use then?