What is the ruling on inheritance if the daughters purchase their father's freedom, and the elder daughter and the father purchase their paternal grandfather's freedom?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Walā' (Patronage)
Primary text
If the two daughters purchase their father's freedom, and then the father and the elder daughter purchase their paternal grandfather's freedom, the father's estate is divided into equal thirds upon his death. Upon the grandfather's death, his two granddaughters (the daughters of his son) inherit two-thirds by lineage. The elder granddaughter inherits half of the remaining third because she is the partial beneficiary of the *Wala'a* over her father (who was partially freed by her purchase). The remaining sixth goes to the father's emancipators because he was the beneficiary of half of the grandfather's *Wala'a*. This results in the elder granddaughter receiving one-third plus one-fourth of the total estate, and the younger granddaughter receiving one-fourth plus one-sixth of the total estate.
Supporting text
If the situation remains as described, and the elder daughter also purchases the freedom of her father's brother (their paternal uncle), the ruling is the same as the previous scenario.