al-Hasan al-Basri الحسن البصري · Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)

The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her.

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he called him and said: The other sixth is an allowance (beyond what is due). Qatadah said: They (the Companions) did not know the heirs with whom he was given (a sixth). Qatadah said: The minimum share…