The wisdom in the inheritance of the maternal grandmother over the maternal grandfather
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why does the maternal grandmother inherit while the maternal grandfather does not? What is the wisdom behind this?
The Shaykh:
This is the legislation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), that He did not give the grandfather today anything, and He gave the grandmother, He gave the grandmother by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I went for 'Umrah more than once, and I did not shorten, but I shortened
The Shaykh:
And because the maternal grandmother takes the place of the mother, unlike the maternal grandfather, who does not take his place. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, why does the maternal grandmother inherit while the maternal grandfather does not? What is the wisdom behind this?
The Shaykh:
This is the legislation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), that He did not give the grandfather today anything, and He gave the grandmother, He gave the grandmother by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I went for 'Umrah more than once, and I did not shorten, but I shortened
The Shaykh:
And because the maternal grandmother takes the place of the mother, unlike the maternal grandfather, who does not take his place. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 066-كتاب الفرائض - 19-2-24 هـ — archive.org (1:04:19)
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