What is the order of priority among the sisters themselves for custody?

Chapter on Who is More Entitled to Child Custody

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 3 · Bab 3

Open in Qurani

Primary text

When the ascendants are extinct, custody transfers to the sisters. The full sister is preferred first, followed by the paternal sister, and then the uterine sister. The sister is preferred over the brother in the same degree because she is a female eligible for custody.

Supporting text

There are two differing views concerning the preference of the full sister or the paternal sister over the grandfather.