[Machine] He used to say about sisters from the same father and mother, brothers, and sisters from the same father, that two-thirds of the inheritance should be given to them. As for the remaining portion, it belongs to the males and not the females. A thief came to the city and heard Zaid's statement in it, and he admired it. Some of his companions said to him, "Would you abandon the statement of Abdullah?" He replied, "I came to the city and found Zaid ibn Thabit from the knowledgeable people. Ahmad said, so I asked Abu Shihab, "And how did Zaid say about it?" He said, "He divided it among them."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي أَخَوَاتٍ لِأَبٍ وَأُمٍّ وَإِخْوَةٍ وَأَخَوَاتٍ لِأَبٍ لِلْأَخَوَاتِ لِلْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ الثُّلُثَانِ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِلذُّكُورِ دُونَ الْإِنَاثِ فَقَدِمَ مَسْرُوقٌ الْمَدِينَةَ فَسَمِعَ قَوْلَ زَيْدٍ فِيهَا فَأَعْجَبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ أَتَتْرُكُ قَوْلَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَوَجَدْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ مِنَ الرَّاسِخِينَ فِي الْعِلْمِ قَالَ أَحْمَدُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي شِهَابٍ وَكَيْفَ قَالَ زَيْدٌ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ «شَرَّكَ بَيْنَهُمْ»