What is the ruling when the mother acknowledges a sibling of the deceased?
Chapter on Distant Kindred (Dhawu al-Arham)
Al-Mughni
Book of Inheritance Shares (Farā'id)
Primary text
If the deceased left a mother, and the mother acknowledges a maternal brother or a full brother, the acknowledged sibling receives one-sixth, which is half of what is in the mother's possession.