Are the paternal grandfather and the son equal in proximity for the purpose of a bequest?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Bequests
Primary text
The father and the son are considered equal in proximity because each is related directly without an intermediary. The father, the mother, the son, the daughter, the paternal grandfather, the maternal grandfather, the paternal grandmother, and the maternal grandmother are all considered equal in terms of primary proximity.
Supporting text
The Shafi'i school holds, in one narration, that the son's son is preferred over the father because the son's son's residuary right is nullified.