Hadith record

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr and Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus all from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah from Bukayr ibn ‘A’yan who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who has left behind her husband, brothers from her mother and brothers and sisters from her father. He (the Imam) said, ‘The share of husband is one-half, three shares, the share of brothers from her mother is one-third, male and female receive equal shares. The one remaining share belongs to brothers and sisters from the father. Each male receives twice as much as a female; ordained shares do not face deficiency. The share of husband does not reduce from one-half and the share of brothers from her mother, which is one-third, does not reduce. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘. . . if they are more than this they share the one-third, if there is one he receives one-sixth.’ (4:12) What Allah, most Blessed, most High, has meant by His words, ‘. . . if it is a man inherited by Kalalah (burdensome people) or a woman and has a brother or sister then everyone gets one-sixth and if they are more than this they share the one- third.’ By this Allah has meant brothers and sisters from mother only. Allah in the end of chapter four has said, ‘. . . they ask for a fatwa from you about Kalalah. If a man dies and has no children but has a sister [meaning sister from both parents and sister from the father] she receives one-half of the legacy and he inherits her, if she does not leave children. If they are brothers and sisters, the share of the male is twice as much as the share of female.’ They are the ones whose shares increase and decrease. So also are their children whose shares increase and decrease. If a woman dies and leaves behind her husband and brothers from her mother and two sisters from her father, the share of husband is one- half, three shares, brothers from the mother receive two shares and one remaining share is for the two sisters from her father. If she is one, it is for her like two sisters from her father; if they were brothers from the father, no increase would take place in the remaining. If she was one or in the place of one female, there was a brother no increase would take place in the remaining. There is no increase for sisters or for a child if he was a male.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.