Hadith.5623 - A man came to Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام and asked him about a woman who passed away, leaving behind her husband, maternal brothers, and a paternal sister. Imam عليه السلام said: "The husband receives half of the inheritance, which is three shares. The maternal brothers receive two shares, and the paternal sister receives one share." The man then said to Imam عليه السلام: "But the inheritance rulings of Zayd and the general scholars differ from this, O' Abu Ja'far عليه السلام. They say that the paternal sister receives three shares out of six, which are then adjusted to eight." Imam عليه السلام asked him: "And why do they say this?" The man replied: "Because Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'And if he has a sister, then she shall have half of what he leaves behind.'" (Surah An-Nisa 4:176) Imam عليه السلام said: "What if the sister were a brother?" The man replied: "Then he would receive only one-sixth." Imam عليه السلام responded: "Why have you then reduced the brother's share? If you argue that the sister receives half because Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, has explicitly designated half for her, then know that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has designated the entire inheritance for the brother, and the whole is greater than half. For Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, said regarding the sister: 'Then she shall have half of what he leaves behind.'" (Surah An-Nisa 4:176) And Allah سبحانه وتعالى said regarding the brother: "And he shall inherit her" (Surah An-Nisa 4:176) - meaning he inherits all of her wealth if she has no child. Yet, in some of your rulings, you do not give anything to the one whom Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, has assigned the entire inheritance, while you give the one whom Allah سبحانه وتعالى has assigned only half the full share. You say in the case of a husband, a mother, maternal siblings, and a paternal sister that the husband receives half, the mother receives one-sixth, the maternal siblings receive one-third, and the paternal sister receives half. You calculate this from nine shares when it should be six, increasing it to nine. The man replied: "Yes, that is what they say." Imam عليه السلام asked: "What if the paternal sister were a paternal brother?" The man answered: "He would receive nothing." Imam عليه السلام then said: "Neither the full brothers and sisters nor the paternal brothers and sisters inherit alongside the mother."