Does the mother's share (one-sixth) only become excluded when there are three brothers present?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Inheritance Shares (Farā'id)

Book 32 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The mother is only excluded from inheriting her one-sixth share when there are three brothers present. This is a point of difference with Ibn Abbas.

Supporting text

Ibn Abbas held a different opinion regarding the specific number of brothers required to exclude the mother from her fractional share.