What is the order of priority among brothers and their descendants for custody?

Chapter on Who is More Entitled to Child Custody

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 4 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If no sisters exist, the full brother takes precedence, followed by the paternal brother, and then their sons. The uterine brother has no right to custody for the reasons previously stated.