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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Jurisprudence Made Easy Dialogue on inheritance From inheritance perspective, relatives fall into three categories. The First Group The deceased’s parents, their offspring, and the third generation. However, by the offspring I mean the genealogical ones. In the presence of such offspring, they take precedence over the paternal and maternal grandchildren, i.e. the latter do not inherit anything.

The Second Group The deceased’s brothers and sisters; in their absence, their offspring, paternal and maternal grandfathers and grandmothers should be given their share of the inheritance. If the brother had offspring and grandchildren, the nearest to the deceased shall have precedence in the inheritance over the more remote relative. * Could you give me an example? - In the presence of a nephew, he takes precedence over the son of a nephew.

The Third Group Paternal and maternal uncles and aunts, and in their absence, their offspring shall have a right in the inheritance, according to the principle of the nearest blood relative comes first. * Why is it that relatives of the deceased are classified as such? - The reason is that a person belonging to the lower category shall receive an inheritance only if there was no person in the higher category. * If the deceased did not have any person in all those categories, who will inherit him?

●The deceased’s paternal and maternal uncles and aunts, mother, and their children or grandchildren shall inherit him, if it is widely believed that they really relate to him. This, should, though, be applied without losing sight of the principle of the closest the relation, the more preference it warrants in getting a share of the inheritance. * I have noticed that, so far, you haven’t mentioned the husband and wife in the three categories you told me about. Are they a special case?

●They inherit one another according to a special criterion in the presence of all those groups of relatives. * What if the deceased did not have any relative from the first category, except his offspring? - They alone have the right to inherit him, even if there was one son or one daughter. * If they were all males or all females? - The inheritance shall be divided equally between them. * If they were mixed?

●Allah, the Most High says in His Holy Book, “Allah enjoins you concerning your children: The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females”. (4/11).

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