One sixth, where no mother survives.
In Islamic law
Paternal and maternal grandmothers may inherit where the mother has predeceased; multiple qualifying grandmothers share the one sixth.
In Canadian law
No fixed entitlement — a grandparent inherits under provincial intestacy only where nearer kin do not survive.
We have not yet researched whether the four Sunni schools differ on this term, so we are not going to tell you either way. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.
Canadian legal detail
Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:
- What is preferential share ontario intestacy
- Preferential share spouse intestacy ontario
- Intestacy spouse one child ontario
This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.
Citations & sources
Every factual claim on this page traces to a source below. Details change — check the original source before relying on any figure, fee or legal position. Anything under “further reading” is related material, not a source for what is stated here.
- Surah an-Nisa 4:11 — shares of children and parents — Quran.com
- Surah an-Nisa 4:12 — shares of spouses and uterine siblings — Quran.com
- Surah an-Nisa 4:176 — the kalalah verse — Quran.com
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 85: Laws of Inheritance (Faraid) — Sunnah.com
- Encyclopaedia of Islam — Brill
- What is preferential share ontario intestacy — Treadstone Law
- Preferential share spouse intestacy ontario — Treadstone Law
- Intestacy spouse one child ontario — Treadstone Law
- Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law