A woman who left her husband and her free maternal half-brothers, and has an enslaved son

Fudayl said that Ibrahim said concerning a woman who died leaving her husband and her free maternal half-brothers, while she also had a slave son: for her husband is half of the estate, that is, three shares; for her maternal half-brothers is one third of the estate, that is, two shares; the sixth that remains is for the residuary heirs ('asabah); and her slave son will not inherit anything, according to the judgement of Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). And in this case Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the judgement that for her husband is a quarter of the estate, that is, one and a half shares; that her son bars the share of the maternal half-brothers when he is a slave, and her son will not inherit anything, and he reduces the husband's share; and that the remaining three quarters of the estate are for the residuary heirs. And in this case Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the judgement that for her husband is half of the estate, that is, three shares; for her maternal half-brothers is one third of the estate, that is, two shares; and the rest of the estate is to be kept in the public treasury (Bayt al-Mal) when there is no patron (mawla) and no blood relative from the dhawu al-arham.

Abu Bakr (Ibn Abi Shaybah) said: In the opinion of Sayyiduna Ali and Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them), this issue is worked out from six shares, and in the opinion of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), from four shares.