in the case of the twins of a fornicator, and this differs from when he claims paternity for one of them; because it is established by his claiming paternity that he is their father.

Section: Their statement that the mother is the agnate of her child, and that her agnates are his agnates, refers only to inheritance specifically, just as we said regarding sisters with daughters. Accordingly, they do not bear responsibility for his blood money (aqilah), nor does the authority of marriage (wilayah) or anything else belong to them. This is the opinion of the majority. It is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said to the guardians of the stoned woman regarding her child: "This is your son; he inherits from you, and you do not inherit from him, and if he commits a crime, it is upon you." This is also narrated from 'Abd Allah and Ibrahim. Our position is that they are related to him through maternal kinship, so they do not bear responsibility for his blood money, nor is the authority of marriage established for them, just as if his father were known. The existence of agnation (ta'sib) in inheritance does not necessitate agnation regarding blood money or marriage, as evidenced by the case of sisters with daughters. As for if the son of the woman who performed li'an emancipates a slave, then [he dies, then] the master dies, leaving behind the mother of his master and the brother of his master, it is possible that inheritance through patronage (wala') is established for both of them, because agnation is established. This was narrated from Abu Yusuf. And does it belong to the mother or the brother? There are two narrations. It is also possible that no inheritance is established for them, because women do not inherit through patronage except what they emancipated, or what those they emancipated emancipated, and likewise those related through them. What we mentioned regarding the first possibility is refuted by the case of sisters with daughters, and by females who are made agnates by their brother.

Section: Regarding the inheritance of the grandson of the woman who performed li'an if he leaves behind his mother and his father's mother (who is the woman who performed li'an), the mother receives one-third, and the remainder goes to her (the grandmother) by way of return (radd). This is the opinion of 'Ali. According to the other narration, the remainder goes to the father's mother, because they are the agnates of his father. This is the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud. This is cited as a legal conundrum (mu'aya), as it is said: A grandmother who inherited alongside a mother who is older than her. If he leaves behind his two grandmothers, the estate is divided between them by fixed share and return, according to the opinion of 'Ali. According to the opinion of Ibn Mas'ud, one-sixth is between them as a fixed share, and the remainder of the estate goes to the father's mother. A mother's mother and a father's maternal uncle: the mother receives the