Who is responsible for the maintenance (Nafaqah) when the maternal grandmother and the paternal grandmother are present?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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Primary text

Maintenance is incumbent upon the maternal grandmother when both the maternal grandmother and the paternal grandmother are present, because the maternal grandmother is the heir. This is the established ruling.