What happens if the heir admits the one-third bequest to one person, and then immediately and consecutively admits the same one-third bequest to another person, without supporting evidence for either claimant?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Bequests

Book 31 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The bequest is divided equally between the two claimants. This position is held by Abu Thawr and the People of Reason, and no dissenting opinion on this specific point is known. The immediate succession of the admissions in the same sitting implies an intent to include both.