Determining inheritance when the order of death between a mother and a fetus is uncertain.

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Blood-Money (Diyyāt)

Book 48 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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If the order of death between the mother and the fetus is disputed, their legal ruling is that of *al-gharaqa* (those who perish together without knowledge of precedence).