What is the ruling when maintenance obligations involve a paternal grandfather and a son's son (grandson)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The paternal grandfather and the son's son are considered equal in terms of priority because they share equality in proximity, inheritance, direct lineage, and agnatic association. The same considerations that apply to the father and son may apply here, as will be detailed later.