the matter must be examined. If what the heirs have received is sufficient to cover the newly appearing creditor’s debt, he may recover it from them according to the procedure previously explained for a creditor who comes forward against the heirs, and he has no recourse against the other creditors. If it is insufficient to cover his debt, he may recover the remainder of his entitlement from the other creditors, according to the procedure previously explained for a creditor’s recourse against other creditors.
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The same ruling applies to the eighth case, in which a beneficiary of a bequest of a specified amount comes forward against the other beneficiaries and the heirs. The matter must be examined: if what the heirs have received in excess of two-thirds is sufficient to cover the newly appearing beneficiary’s bequest, he has no recourse against the other beneficiaries. If it is insufficient to cover his bequest, he may recover the shortfall from the other beneficiaries, according to what was previously explained concerning an heir’s recourse against other heirs, a creditor’s recourse against other creditors, and a beneficiary’s recourse against other beneficiaries.
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As for the ninth case, in which a beneficiary of a bequest of a fractional share comes forward against the heirs, Ibn Habīb held that this is treated like the case of a creditor who comes forward against the heirs. Ibn al-Qāsim held that it is treated like the case of an heir who comes forward against the other heirs.
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As for the tenth case, in which a beneficiary of a bequest of a fractional share comes forward against other beneficiaries of fractional shares and against the heirs, the ruling is that one must examine what the heirs have received from the third in addition to their two-thirds. If it is sufficient to cover the newly claimed share, the beneficiary has recourse only against the heirs. The manner of his recovery from them is subject to the disagreement previously mentioned between Ibn al-Qāsim and Ibn Habīb concerning a beneficiary of a fractional share who comes forward against the heirs. If it is insufficient to cover the newly claimed share, he may recover the remainder from the other beneficiaries, according to what was previously explained concerning a beneficiary who comes forward against other beneficiaries.