A young man has one son and several daughters. The son died before his father, and then the father died. Do the son’s children have a right in their grandfather’s estate, and what is the amount of their share?

The questioner : A man has one son and several daughters. The son died before his father, and then the father died. Do the children of the deceased son have a right in what their grandfather left behind? And what is the amount of their share?

The Shaykh : This is a matter that contemporary scholars have discussed today, and they have granted them a right. However, we do not find them having a right in what we know of the science of inheritance shares. Yes.