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Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudama - Edited by Al-Turki
Volume 9 · Page 212

Translation · EN

the second, and one-fifth of the held portion from the wealth of the first; and in one case all of the held portion from the wealth of the first, and one-third of the held portion from the second, so he receives the lesser of them. For the daughter of the first deceased, there is in one case half of her father's wealth, and in one case one-sixth of her uncle's wealth. For the daughter of the father, there is in one case half of the held portion from the wealth of the second, and in one case three-tenths from the wealth of the first, so you give her the lesser of them, and the remainder of the estate remains held among them until they settle upon it. Some people divide it among them according to the claims. Whenever the types of estate differ, and some of it does not become a counter-compensation for the rest, it is evaluated, and one acts regarding its value according to what we have explained in the case of dirhams if they agree to that, or the judge sells it on their behalf so that the entire right becomes of one type, because that contains the benefit for them, and the surplus, regarding which there is doubt, is held among them pending a settlement. If two people claim a boy, and the physiognomist joins him to them, then one of them dies and leaves a thousand, a daughter, and a paternal uncle, then the other dies and leaves two thousand and a son's son, then the boy dies and leaves three thousand and a mother, the daughter receives one-third of her father's estate, and the boy receives two-thirds. The entire estate of the second belongs to him; for he is his son, so he is more entitled than the son's son. Then the boy dies leaving five thousand and two-thirds of a thousand, so his mother receives one-third of that, his sister half of it, and the remainder goes to the son's son; for he is his brother's son, and the paternal uncle receives nothing. If his lineage is not established, the daughter of the first receives one-third of the thousand, and two-thirds of it and the entire estate of the second are held. When the boy dies, his mother receives from his estate one thousand and two-ninths of a thousand; for his lowest state is that he is the son of the first, in which case he would have died leaving three thousand and two-thirds of a thousand. What was held from the wealth of the daughter's father is returned to the daughter and the paternal uncle, and they settle upon it; for it belongs to them, either from their companion or the boy. What was held from the wealth of the second is returned to his son's son; for it belongs to him, either from his grandfather or his uncle. The mother is given from the boy's estate one thousand and two-ninths of a thousand; for that is the least of her wealth, and there remains one thousand and seven-ninths of a thousand, of which the mother claims four-ninths of a thousand—the remainder of one-third of five thousand—and the son's son claims one thousand and one-third, which is the remainder.

Notes

(91) In M: "its tenths". (92) In M: "some of them".

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