Great-grandson
ابن ابن الابن
The son of the deceased's son's son, three generations down through sons. He inherits only when no nearer male descendant is alive.
Their share
Each row is a family run through the engine in all four schools; the share is the group share of the great-grandson.
| Family | All four schools |
|---|---|
| Alone | 1 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
| With Wife | 7/8 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
| With Son | excluded |
| With Daughter | 1/2 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
| With Daughter × 2 | 1/3 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
| With Father | 5/6 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
| With Daughter × 2 and Son's daughter | 2/9 residue (ʿaṣaba) |
Who excludes them
Present even once, each of these excludes the great-grandson in all four schools:
Whom they exclude
A single great-grandson excludes, in all four schools:
Where the schools differ
In every situation above, the four schools give the great-grandson the same share.
The verse
No inheritance verse of Sūrat an-Nisāʾ (4:11, 4:12, 4:176) names a share for the great-grandson; their place follows the rules the scholars derived from the Sunnah and those verses.
Worked examples
Questions
- How much does the great-grandson inherit?
- It depends on who else inherits. Computed in all four schools: alone: 1; with wife: 7/8; with son: excluded; with daughter: 1/2; with daughter × 2: 1/3.
- Does the great-grandson inherit when there is a son?
- No. In all four schools a son excludes the great-grandson entirely (ḥajb).
- Whom does the great-grandson exclude?
- In all four schools a single great-grandson excludes: full brother, full sister, paternal brother, paternal sister, maternal brother, maternal sister, full nephew, paternal nephew, full paternal uncle, paternal half-uncle, full cousin, paternal cousin, daughter's son, daughter's daughter, sister's son, sister's daughter, maternal grandfather, maternal uncle, maternal aunt, and paternal aunt.
- Do the four schools agree on the share of the great-grandson?
- Yes. In every situation computed here the Ḥanafī, Mālikī, Shāfiʿī and Ḥanbalī schools give the same share.