How is maintenance divided between a paternal grandmother ('umm uloom) and a maternal grandmother ('umm ab)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The paternal grandmother and the maternal grandmother are equal concerning maintenance liability because they are equal in their inheritance shares.

Supporting text

For those who do not mandate maintenance upon anyone outside the direct lineage ('amood al-nasab), the entire maintenance obligation falls upon the grandmother.