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Ruling 2771. When there is a combination of one brother or sister, or some brothers or sisters with grandparents, there are a number of scenarios, as follows. 1. Each of the grandparents and brother or sister is from the deceased’s mother’s side. In this case, the estate is divided equally between them even though some of them may be male and others female. 2. All of them are from the father’s side.

In this case, the estate is also divided equally between them, provided that all of them are male or all of them are female. If they are of different genders, every male receives twice as much as every female. 3. The grandfather or grandmother is from the deceased’s father’s side, and the brother or sister are siblings of the deceased. The rule (ḥukm) in this case is the same as the one in the previous case.

It has previously been established that if the paternal half-brother or paternal half-sister of the deceased combines with a full brother or full sister, the paternal half-siblings do not inherit. 4. The grandfathers or grandmothers, or both, paternal and maternal, are combined with brothers or sisters, or both, who are also paternal and maternal.

In this case, one-third of the estate is received by the maternal relatives comprising the brothers and sisters, grandfather and grandmother; this is to be divided equally between the males and the females. Two-thirds of the estate are received by the paternal relatives, with every male receiving twice as much as every female. If all of them are male or all of them are female, then it must be divided equally between them. 5.

A paternal grandfather or grandmother combines with a maternal half-brother or maternal half-sister. In this case, if there is only one maternal half-brother or maternal half-sister, he/she receives one-sixth of the estate. If there are more than one, they receive one-third of the estate divided equally among them.

The remainder is inherited by the paternal grandfather or paternal grandmother, and if both the paternal grandfather and the paternal grandmother are alive, the paternal grandfather receives twice as much as the paternal grandmother. 6. The maternal grandfather or maternal grandmother, or both, combine with one or more paternal half-brothers. In this case, one-third is for the maternal grandfather or maternal grandmother, and if both are alive, then that one-third is divided equally between them.

Two-thirds is for the brother or brothers.