Paternal cousins, one of whom is the husband

Hakim bin Iqal said: A case was brought to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning two paternal cousins, one of whom was the husband and the other a maternal half-brother. He said to Shurayh: "What is your opinion about this?" Shurayh said: "The husband receives half and the remainder goes to the brother." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Is this your opinion?" He said: "This is indeed my opinion." So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the husband half and the brother one-sixth, and divided the remaining wealth between the two of them.

It is narrated from Ibrahim that, concerning a woman who left three paternal cousins, one of whom was her husband and another her maternal half-brother, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said that half of the wealth goes to the husband and one-sixth to the maternal half-brother, and the remainder is divided equally between them. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that half of the wealth goes to the husband and the remaining wealth goes to the maternal half-brother.

Abu Bakr (Ibn Abi Shaybah) said: According to the view of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), this case is worked out from 6, of which 3 shares (that is, half of the wealth) go to the husband and one-sixth to the maternal half-brother, and 2 shares remain, which are divided between the two of them. According to the statement of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), this case is worked out from 2 shares, of which half goes to the husband and the remainder to the maternal half-brother.