and Abu Yūsuf (may Allah have mercy on him) held that the settlement is valid.

If an estate is shared by several heirs and they buy one of them out by giving him money—whether the estate consists of real property or other goods—the compromise is valid, no matter how little or how much they pay him.

The same ruling applies if the estate is entirely silver and they give him gold, or the estate is gold and they give him silver.

However, if the estate contains gold, silver, and other assets, and they settle with him for gold or silver alone, the amount they pay must exceed his proportional share of that particular metal. The portion equal to his share represents his entitlement to that metal, while the surplus covers his right to the rest of the inheritance.

Should the estate include a debt owed by third parties, and they incorporate that receivable into the compromise so that the heir who is bought out forfeits his claim and the debt becomes the exclusive property of the remaining heirs, the settlement is invalid. Yet if they stipulate that the debtors are to be released from the debt and that they—the remaining heirs—will not pursue them for the bought-out heir’s share, the settlement is valid.