1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub, a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab and abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz from Zurarah who has narrated the following: “About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his parents, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The father receives two shares and the mother receives one share.”’

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

2. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Hammad ibn ‘Isa who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who leaves behind his mother and brother. He (the Imam) said, ‘O Shaykh, do you want the answer according to the book?’ He (the narrator) has said that I said, ‘Yes, I want it according to the book.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Ali (a.s.), would give the legacy to the nearest relative.’ I then asked, ‘So, the brother does not inherit?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘I just informed you that Ali (a.s.), would give the legacy to the nearest relative.’”

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

3. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hassan ibn Hammad from ibn Miskin from Mushma‘il ibn Sa‘d from abu Basir who has narrated the following: “About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his parents, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is from three shares, one share for the mother and two for the father.’”

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