and a daughter’s daughter, we assign both the position of a daughter, so they receive the daughter’s share; according to the author’s view, they share it equally.
According to the second view, however, the male receives the share of two females. Thus, if a person dies leaving a daughter’s son, a daughter’s daughter, and the son of a full sister, the daughter’s son and daughter’s daughter are assigned the position of a daughter, while the son of the full sister is assigned the position of a full sister. We then suppose that the deceased left a daughter and a full sister: the daughter receives one-half, and the full sister receives the remainder as a residuary. Accordingly, the daughter’s son and daughter’s daughter receive one-half, while the son of the full sister receives the remainder. The son of the full sister therefore inherits more than the daughter’s son and daughter’s daughter, since—according to the author’s view—they receive one-half, with one-quarter for each. According to the second view, the one-half is divided into three shares: two for the daughter’s son and one for the daughter’s daughter.
His statement, “The children of sons’ daughters and the children of sisters are like their mothers”: if a person dies leaving a daughter’s daughter and a son’s daughter’s daughter, the daughter’s daughter is connected to the heir through one degree, whereas the son’s daughter’s daughter is connected through two degrees. It is therefore as though he died leaving a daughter and a son’s daughter.
If a person dies leaving a daughter’s daughter, a son’s daughter’s daughter, and a paternal aunt, the daughter’s daughter receives one-half, and the son’s daughter’s daughter receives one-sixth, completing two-thirds. The paternal aunt receives one-sixth as a prescribed share and the remainder as a residuary, because she is connected through the father. Thus, if we suppose that the deceased left a daughter, a son’s daughter, and a father, the inheritance is as follows: the daughter receives one-half, the son’s daughter receives one-sixth, completing two-thirds, and the father receives one-sixth as a prescribed share and the remainder as a residuary.