Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 33383 — These combined inheritance cases

Al-Sha'bi said: (1) Concerning a full sister, a paternal brother and sister, and a grandfather, the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is that half of the wealth is for the full sister, and the remaining wealth is to be divided between the grandfather and the paternal brother and sister in such a way that the wealth is made into five shares, of which two shares are to be given to the grandfather and one share to the sister. According to the statement of Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), half of the wealth is for the full sister and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal brother and sister. According to the statement of Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), this case is to be worked out from eighteen shares: the grandfather is to be given six shares, that is, a third of the wealth, the paternal brother six shares, the paternal sister three shares and the full sister three shares. Then the paternal brother and sister will return six shares to the full sister, so the portion of the full sister becomes nine shares, that is, half of the wealth, and three shares will remain for the paternal brother and sister: two shares for the brother and one share for the sister. (2) Concerning two full sisters, a paternal brother and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the full sisters and the remaining wealth is to be divided between the grandfather and the brother. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal brother. According to the statement of Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), the wealth is to be divided into three shares: one share for the grandfather, one for the brother and one share for the two sisters. Then the paternal brother will return his share to the two full sisters, so the two thirds of the sisters will be complete and nothing will remain for the brother. (3) Concerning two full sisters, a paternal sister and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal sister. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the wealth is to be divided into five shares: two shares for the grandfather, two shares for the two full sisters and one share for the paternal sister. Then the paternal sister will return her share to the two full sisters, and nothing will remain for her. (4) Concerning two full sisters, a paternal brother and sister, and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and a sixth of the wealth is for the grandfather, and the remaining wealth is to be divided between the paternal sister and brother on the principle that a male is given double a female. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal brother and sister. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the wealth is to be divided into fifteen shares: five shares, a third of the wealth, for the grandfather, four shares for the paternal brother, two shares for the paternal sister and four shares for the two full sisters. Then the paternal brother and sister will return their share to the two full sisters, so their portion becomes two thirds, and there will be nothing for the paternal brother and sister. (5) Concerning two full sisters, two paternal sisters and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal sisters. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the wealth is to be divided into six shares: two shares for the grandfather, two shares for the two full sisters and two shares for the two paternal sisters. Then the paternal sisters will return their shares to the full sisters, so the two thirds of the full sisters will be complete and nothing will remain for the paternal sisters. (6) Concerning a full sister, three paternal sisters and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that half of the wealth is for the full sister and a sixth of the wealth is for the paternal sisters to complete two thirds, and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the wealth is to be divided into eighteen shares: six shares for the grandfather, three shares for the full sister and nine shares for the paternal sisters. Then the paternal sisters will return six shares to the full sister, so the portion of the full sister becomes half of the wealth, and one share each will remain for the paternal sisters. (7) Concerning two full sisters, a paternal brother, two paternal sisters and a grandfather, the statement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is that the two full sisters are to be given two thirds of the wealth and the grandfather a sixth of the wealth, and the remaining wealth is to be divided between the paternal brother and sisters on the principle that a male is given double a female. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that two thirds of the wealth are for the two full sisters and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the paternal brother and sisters. (8) Concerning a mother, a sister and a grandfather, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that half of the wealth is for the sister, a third of the remainder is for the mother and what is left is for the grandfather. Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the wealth is to be divided into nine shares: a third, that is, three shares, for the mother, four shares for the grandfather and two shares for the sister; he placed the grandfather alongside the two of them in the position of a brother. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said that a third is for the mother, a third for the grandfather and a third for the sister. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that a third is for the mother and the remaining wealth is for the grandfather, and there is nothing for the sister; he would not make a brother or sister inherit anything alongside a grandfather.