الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 7, page 111

11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a brother from a father and grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘The legacy between them is distributed in equal shares.’”

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

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn Sinan who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who leaves behind his brother from his mother. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he has not left other heirs besides him the legacy belongs to him.’ I then asked about a brother from a mother with a grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘One-sixth must be given to the brother from his mother and the rest is given to the grandfather.’ I then asked about a brother from the father and a grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘The legacy between them is in equal shares.’”

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus all from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of brothers from one’s mother, with a grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘The share of brothers from one’s mother with a grandfather is one- third.’”

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

3. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from Husayn ibn ‘Umarah from Misma‘ abu Sayyar who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind brothers and sisters from his mother and a grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘The grandfather is like a brother from the father. He receives two-thirds and brothers and sisters from one’s mother receive one-third who distribute it among themselves in equal shares.’”

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

4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from abu Basir who has narrated the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Two shares belong to the sisters from one’s mother if a grandfather is with them.’”

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