Inheritance of Brothers and Sisters with Children

“A dispute took place between two men of the sons of my uncle on a legacy. I pointed out for them to write to him (the Imam) (a.s.), about it to find out his opinion in the matter. They wrote, ‘We pray to Allah to keep…

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind his daughter and his sister from his father and mother. He (the Imam) said, ‘The entire legacy belongs to the daughter and there is…

“Zurarah has said that al-‘Ammah (non-Shi‘ah) in their rules, decisions and ordained shares say something on consensus which is authoritative and binding upon them. In the case of a deceased who leaves behind his…

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who has left behind her husband, brothers from her mother and brothers and sisters from her father. He (the Imam) said, ‘The share of husband is one-half,…

“Once a man came to abu Ja‘far, Alayhi al-Salam, and asked about a woman who has died and left behind her husband, brothers from her mother and her sister from her father. He (the Imam) said, ‘The share of the husband is…

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who has left behind her husband, brothers from her mother and brothers and sisters from her father. He (the Imam) said, ‘The share of the husband is one-half,…

“A man once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about two sisters and a husband. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is half and half.’ The man then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, Allah has mentioned their share to be more than that.…

“Zurarah once asked me, ‘What do you say about a man who leaves behind his parents and brothers from his mother?’ I replied, ‘The share of mother is one-sixth and the rest belongs to the father. ‘If there are brothers…

This is applied by our people without any difference.’”