Chapter on the Inheritance of Grandfathers and Grandmothers

Hadith.5644 - In the narration of Yunus from Sayf ibn Umayrah from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Abu Baṣir, he said: I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say regarding six brothers and a grandfather: "The grandfather receives one-seventh of the inheritance."

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Hadith.5624 - Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Ibn Udhaynah from Zurarah, who said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the inheritance share (fariḍah) of the grandfather. Imam (as) replied: "I do not know anyone among the people who has spoken about it except based on personal opinion, except for Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), for He (as) spoke about it according to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family)."

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Hadith.5626 - Al-Husayn ibn Said narrated from Ibn Abi Umayr from Jamil from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) granted the paternal grandmother (the father's mother) one-sixth of the inheritance while her son was alive, and he granted the maternal grandmother (the mother's mother) one-sixth while her daughter was alive."

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Hadith.5627 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti narrated, saying: Hammad ibn Uthman narrated from Abdur Rahman ibn Abi Abdullah Al-Basri from Abu Abdullah (as). He said: I said to him, "My daughter has passed away while my mother is still alive." Aban ibn Taghlib said: "She (the grandmother) has no share." Imam (as) responded: "Glory be to Allah (swt)! Give her a share, meaning one-sixth."

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Hadith.5628 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Sa'd ibn Abi Khalaf from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about the inheritance share of the daughters of a daughter and a grandfather. Imam (as) replied: "The grandfather receives one-sixth, and the remainder goes to the daughters of the daughter."

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Hadith.5629 - Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Faddal narrated from Abdullah ibn Bukayr from Zurarah, who narrated from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) granted the grandmother one-sixth, while Allah (swt), the Almighty and Majestic, did not prescribe any specific share for her (the grandmother)."

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Hadith.5630 - Yaqub ibn Yazid narrated from Yahya ibn Al-Mubarak from Abdullah ibn Jabalah from Abu Jamilah from Ishaq ibn Ammar from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding the case of a deceased person who left behind both parents and a maternal grandmother. Imam (as) said: "The mother receives one-sixth, the grandmother receives one-sixth, and the remainder, which is two-thirds, goes to the father."

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Hadith.5631 - In the narration of Muawiyah ibn Hakim from Ali ibn Al-Hasan ibn Ribaṭ, who reported it from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "The grandmother is entitled to one-sixth of the inheritance, whether along with her son or her daughter."

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Hadith.5632 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Riʾab from Abu Ubaydah from Abu Jafar (as) regarding a man who passed away and left behind his wife, his sister, and his grandfather. Imam (as) said: "This inheritance is divided into four shares: the wife receives one-fourth, the sister receives one share, and the grandfather receives two shares."

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Hadith.5633 - Aban narrated from Bukayr and Al-Halabi from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them) who said: "The maternal siblings are entitled to one-third of the inheritance along with the grandfather, and the grandfather shares the inheritance with the paternal siblings."

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Hadith.5634 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who passed away leaving only his maternal brother as an heir and no other inheritor. Imam (as) said: "The entire estate belongs to him." I then asked: "What if there is also a grandfather along with the maternal brother?" Imam (as) replied: "The maternal brother is given one-sixth, and the grandfather receives the remainder."

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Hadith.5635 - Muhammad ibn Al-Fuḍayl narrated from Abu Al-Ṣabbah from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about the maternal siblings inheriting alongside the grandfather. Imam (as) said: "The prescribed share for the maternal siblings is one-third, even when the grandfather is present."

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Hadith.5636 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Khalid ibn Jarir from Abu Al-Rabi from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding the grandfather inheriting alongside maternal siblings. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, in the Book of Ali (as), it is written that 'the maternal siblings inherit one-third along with the grandfather.'"

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Hadith.5637 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about a paternal brother and a grandfather (in matters of inheritance). Imam (as) replied: "The inheritance is divided equally between them."

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Hadith.5638 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Khalid ibn Jarir from Abu Al-Rabi from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to make the paternal brother inherit alongside the grandfather, placing him in the same position as the grandfather."

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Hadith.5639 - Ibn Udhaynah narrated from Zurarah, Bukayr, Muhammad ibn Muslim, Al-Fuḍayl, and Burayd ibn Muawiyah from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them) who said: "The grandfather, when inheriting alongside the paternal siblings, is considered as one of the brothers."

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Hadith.5640 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Riʾab from Zurarah, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who died and left behind his full brother (from the same father and mother) and his grandfather. Imam (as) said: "The inheritance is divided among them as if they were two brothers or even a hundred. The grandfather is considered as one of them; he receives a share equal to that of one of the brothers."

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Hadith.5641 - Hammad narrated from Hariz from Al-Fuḍayl or someone else from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "The grandfather shares the inheritance with the siblings, and his share is equal to the share of one of them, regardless of whether they are many or few."

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Hadith.5642 - Muhammad ibn Al-Walid narrated from Hammad ibn Uthman from Ismaʿil Al-Juʿfi who said: I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "The grandfather shares the inheritance with the siblings, even if they were one hundred thousand."

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Hadith.5643 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Ibn Muskan from Abu Baṣir, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who died and left behind six brothers and a grandfather. Imam (as) said: "The grandfather is considered as one of them."

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Hadith.5645 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about a man who passed away and left behind brothers and sisters from both his father and mother, along with a grandfather. Imam (as) said: "The grandfather is considered as one of the brothers, and the inheritance is divided among them with the male receiving the share equal to that of two females."

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Hadith.5646 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Riʾab from Abu Ubaydah from Abu Jafar (as) who was asked about a paternal cousin and a grandfather (regarding inheritance). Imam (as) said: "The entire inheritance belongs to the grandfather."

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Hadith.5647 - Al-Bazanti narrated from Al-Muthanna from Al-Hasan Al-Ṣayqal from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked Imam (as) about a paternal nephew and a grandfather (regarding inheritance). Imam (as) said: "The inheritance is divided equally between them, half and half."

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Hadith.5648 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Sa'd ibn Abi Khalaf from one of the companions of Abu Abdullah (as) regarding the case of daughters of a sister and a grandfather. Imam (as) said: "The daughters of the sister receive one-third of the inheritance, and the remainder goes to the grandfather."

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Hadith.5649 - Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Al-Nuʿman narrated from Abdullah ibn Numayr from Al-Aʿmash from Salim ibn Abi Al-Jaʿd that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) granted the entire inheritance to the grandmother.

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Hadith.5650 - It is narrated from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) that he said: "Whoever wishes to plunge into the depths of Hell should speak about (the inheritance of) the grandfather."

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Hadith.5651 - What Firas narrated from Al-Shabi, from Ibn Abbas, that he said: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon him, wrote to me regarding six brothers and a grandfather, saying: "Consider him as one of them (brothers) and erase my letter."

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