Their order of priority is as follows: the son, then the son’s son, however far removed; next the father, then the grandfather, however remote—provided no full or paternal brother is present—followed by those brothers, then their sons in perpetuity; after them come the full paternal uncle, then the paternal uncle through the father, and in each case their sons; next the father’s full uncles, then those through the father and their sons; finally the grandfather’s uncles and their sons. The descendants of a more distant ancestor do not inherit alongside the descendants of a nearer ancestor, even if the latter are several generations down.¹ Thus a paternal brother takes precedence over an uncle and the uncle’s son, while the son of a full brother—or of a paternal brother—takes precedence over the grandson of a full brother.² When claimants stand in the same degree, preference is given to the one related through both parents. If no agnate by blood exists, the former master who emancipated the deceased inherits, followed by his own agnates.

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A son, his son, a full brother, and then a paternal brother³ inherit together with their respective sisters, the male receiving twice the share of the female. For every other agnate, however, his sister is excluded when he is present. If there are two paternal cousins and one of them is also a uterine brother or a husband, he first takes his fixed share, and the residue belongs to them both as residuaries. Distribution begins with the fixed shares,⁴ and whatever remains goes to the residuaries; yet in the Ḥamariyyah case they are entirely excluded.