Inheritance of Relatives

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about certain issues of ordained shares of inheritance. He (the Imam) said, ’Do you like if I show you the book of Ali (a.s.) ?’ I said, ‘But the book of Ali (a.s.), is no longer…

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘The maternal uncle and maternal aunt inherit if there are no other heirs. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘. . . relatives have priorities over other relatives according to…

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘Maternal uncle and maternal aunt inherit if there are no other heirs with them. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, ‘. . . relatives have priorities over other…

“About the case of the paternal aunt and maternal aunt, abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is one-third and two-thirds; two-thirds for the paternal aunt and one-third for the maternal aunt.’” Humayd ibn Ziyad, from…

“About the case of a man who has left behind his paternal aunt and maternal aunt, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The paternal aunt receives two-thirds and the maternal aunt receives one- third.’”

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and leaves behind a maternal uncle, maternal aunt, paternal uncle, paternal aunt, his son, his daughter, his brother and sister. He (the Imam) said,…

Relatives have priorities over each other. The legacy belongs to the two maternal aunts.”’

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man dies and leaves behind a paternal aunt and maternal aunt, the paternal aunt receives two-thirds and the maternal aunt receives one-third of the legacy.’” Al-Fadl has said that if a…

9. The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said: ‘A maternal uncle inherits one who has no other heirs.’” [Note: The next several pages of the…