The Ruling on the Inheritance of Grandmothers of Equal Degree

The questioner:
The father, the mother, the father’s father, all of them are present, as well as the mother’s mother, the mother’s mother’s mother, the mother’s mother’s father, and the father’s father’s father.

The Shaykh:
They are on the same level.

The questioner:
They are on the same level, yes.

The Shaykh:
Do they share, or does one of them exclude the others?

The questioner:
They do not share.

The Shaykh:
The sixth is divided among them.

The questioner:
The sixth is divided among them into thirds. Yes.

The Shaykh:
And if the grandmothers are of equal degree and each of them is an heir, then the sixth

The questioner:
is divided among them equally, according to the fair, Sharia-compliant division.

The Shaykh:
From the maternal side. If the deceased is survived by the mother’s mother, the mother’s mother’s mother, the mother’s mother’s father, the father’s father’s father, and the deceased’s son.

The questioner:
The problem is based on six.

The Shaykh:
The sixth