The grandfather: his share, and reports on it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and others

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "My grandson has died; what will I receive from his inheritance?" He said: "You have one sixth of the estate." When he turned away, he called him and said: "You have another sixth." When he turned away, he called him again and said: "The other sixth is by way of a gift."

Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar al-Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when an inheritance case was brought to him in which a grandfather was also mentioned; he had him given one third of the estate or one sixth of the estate.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Who knows what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) declared concerning the grandfather?" Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this judgment concerning us." He asked: "What judgment did he give?" He replied: "One sixth of the estate." He asked: "In the presence of which relatives?" He said: "I do not know." He said: "May you know nothing! Then what benefit is there in knowing this?"

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We used to make the grandfather an heir in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).

Ibrahim said: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would not give the grandfather more than one sixth in the presence of children.