Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
كتاب الفرائض
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The shares of inheritance for the paternal grandfather, the father and brothers
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ENGLISH
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id (the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur'an) to those who are entitled to receive it. Then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased ."
ARABIC
أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا، فَمَا بَقِيَ فَهْوَ لأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍ