Inheritance of the Grandfather

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ فَرِيضَةِ الْجَدِّ فَقَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَداً مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ فِيهَا إِلَّا بِالرَّأْيِ إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ ع فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ فِيهَا بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص. - الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the ordained share of grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ’I do not know anyone who has spoken about it but that it is his own opinion except Ali (a.s.), who has spoken about it with the words of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of

إِنَّ الْجَدَّ مَعَ الْإِخْوَةِ مِنَ الْأَبِ يَصِيرُ مِثْلَ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْإِخْوَةِ مَا بَلَغُوا قَالَ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ أَخَاهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ وَ جَدَّهُ أَوْ قُلْتُ تَرَكَ جَدَّهُ وَ أَخَاهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ قَالَ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ إِنْ كَانَا أَخَوَيْنِ أَوْ مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ فَلَهُ مِثْلُ نَصِيبِ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْإِخْوَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ جَدَّهُ وَ أُخْتَهُ فَقَالَ‌ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَ

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘ Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘The grandfather with brothers from the father’s side become like one of the brothers regardless of how many they are.’ He (the narrator) has said that I asked, ‘A man has left his brother from his mother and father and his grandfather’

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ الْجَدُّ يُقَاسِمُ الْإِخْوَةَ مَا بَلَغُوا وَ إِنْ كَانُوا مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘The grandfather distributes the legacy with brothers, regardless of how many they are; even if they are one hundred thousand.’”

هَذِهِ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَسْهُمٍ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الرُّبُعُ وَ لِلْأُخْتِ سَهْمٌ وَ لِلْجَدِّ سَهْمَانِ.

“About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his wife, sister and grandfather, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘This is distributed from four parts, one-fourth for the woman, one share for the sister and two shares for the grandfather.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي سِتَّةِ إِخْوَةٍ وَ جَدٍّ قَالَ لِلْجَدِّ السُّبُعُ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying about six brothers and a grandfather, ‘The grandfather is the seventh.’”

هِيَ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ سَهْمٌ.

“About the case of a man who leaves behind five brothers and a grandfather, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is distributed from six; one part for each’”

الْإِخْوَةُ مَعَ الْجَدِّ يَعْنِي أَبَا الْأَبِ يُقَاسِمُ الْإِخْوَةَ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ وَ الْإِخْوَةَ مِنَ الْأَبِ يَكُونُ الْجَدُّ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ مِنَ الذُّكُورِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The grandfather, that is, the father of the father distributes the legacy with brothers from both parents and brothers from the father. The grandfather is like one of them, of the male ones.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَرَكَ أَخَاهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ وَ جَدَّهُ قَالَ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَانِ وَ لَوْ كَانَا أَخَوَيْنِ أَوْ مِائَةً كَانَ الْجَدُّ مَعَهُمْ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ لِلْجَدِّ مَا يُصِيبُ وَاحِداً مِنَ الْإِخْوَةِ قَالَ وَ إِنْ تَرَكَ أُخْتَهُ فَلِلْجَدِّ سَهْمَانِ وَ لِلْأُخْتِ سَهْمٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَتَا أُخْتَيْنِ فَلِلْجَدِّ النِّصْفُ وَ لِلْأُخْتَيْنِ النِّصْفُ قَالَ وَ إ

8. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from Ali ibn Ri’ab from Zurarah who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who leaves behind his brother from his father and mother

هَذَا مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَسْهُمٍ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الرُّبُعُ وَ لِلْأُخْتِ سَهْمٌ وَ لِلْجَدِّ سَهْمَانِ.

“About the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his wife, sister and his grandfather, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is distributed from four parts. The woman receives one-fourth, the sister receives one share and the grandfather receives two shares.’”

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ الْجَدُّ يُقَاسِمُ الْإِخْوَةَ مَا بَلَغُوا وَ إِنْ كَانُوا مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘The grandfather distributes the legacy with brothers in equal shares, no matter whatever the number of brothers is.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَخٌ لِأَبٍ وَ جَدٌّ قَالَ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا سَوَاءً.

“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.’”