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Inheritance of Parents

alkafi-13330Vol. 7, p. 91

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَرَكَ أُمَّهُ وَ أَخَاهُ قَالَ يَا شَيْخُ تُرِيدُ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يُعْطِي الْمَالَ الْأَقْرَبَ فَالْأَقْرَبَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالْأَخُ لَا يَرِثُ شَيْئاً قَالَ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ يُعْطِي الْمَالَ الْأَقْرَبَ فَالْأَقْرَبَ.

“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 th

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