Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Masruq that Hazrat Ibn Masud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give two-thirds of the wealth to sisters and daughters, and believed that the remaining wealth should be given to men, not to women. And Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) believed in including both men and women in inheritance, and she also believed in giving a male the share equal to that of two females in the wealth other than the two-thirds.

33142 - And that Aisha divided among them, so she made what remained after the two-thirds: for the male, the share of two females (1).

It is narrated from Hakeem bin Jabir that Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a verdict regarding this opinion that it is among the judgments of the people of ignorance that men inherit and women do not inherit.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that Masruq held the same opinion as Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding full sisters, consanguine brothers, and consanguine sisters, that the remaining wealth after the two-thirds should be distributed among the men, not among the women. It so happened that once he went to Madinah Munawwarah, and when he returned, his opinion had changed to that the remaining wealth should also be distributed among both men and women. The narrator says that Alqamah said to him, "Who turned you away from the opinion of Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him)? Do you think there is anyone more trustworthy than him?" The narrator says that he replied, "No! But I met Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), and I found him among those with firm knowledge, so I followed him."

33145 - So he went out (1) and went to Medina. He came thinking that he would make them partners among themselves. Alqama said to him: What turned you away from the statement of (Abdullah) (2)? Did you find anyone more established in your mind than him? He said: No, but I met Zayd ibn Thabit and found him among those firmly grounded in knowledge.

Ibrahim narrates that when Hazrat Masruq came from Madinah Munawwarah, Alqamah said to him, "Was Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) not a trustworthy man?" So Hazrat Masruq replied, "Not at all! But I have seen Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) and the people of Madinah that they include both men and women in the inheritance of wealth."

Ibrahim says that two full sisters are entitled to two-thirds of the inheritance, and the remaining wealth is for the uterine brothers and sisters, such that a male receives the share equal to that of two females. This is the opinion of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). According to the statement of Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), two full sisters of the deceased are entitled to two-thirds, and the remainder is only for the male siblings of the deceased, not for the females. Hazrat Abu Bakr says that this issue will be resolved according to both opinions by the number three: two-thirds of the wealth is for the sisters and daughters, and the remaining one-third will be distributed among the brothers and sisters, or among the granddaughters and sons of the deceased, such that the share of a male is equal to that of two females.

33148 - Abu Bakr said: And this, in both statements, is from three shares: for the sisters and daughters, two-thirds, and the remaining third is for the brothers and sisters, or between the daughters of a daughter and a daughter, for the male is equal to the share of two females.