Abu Musa was asked regarding (the inheritance of) a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. He said, "The daughter will take one-half and the sister will take one-half. If you go to Ibn Masʿud, he will tell you the same." Ibn Masʿud was asked and was told of Abu Musa's verdict. Ibn Masʿud then said, "If I give the same verdict, I would stray and would not be of the rightly-guided. The verdict I will give in this case, will be the same as the Prophet ﷺ did, i.e. one-half is for daughter, and one-sixth for the son's daughter, i.e. both shares make two-thirds of the total property; and the rest is for the sister." Afterwards we cams to Abu Musa and informed him of Ibn Masʿud's verdict, whereupon he said, "So, do not ask me for verdicts, as long as this learned man is among you."  

لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ أَقْضِي فِيهَا بِمَا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِلاِبْنَةِ النِّصْفُ وَلاِبْنَةِ ابْنٍ السُّدُسُ تَكْمِلَةَ الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِلأُخْتِ فَأَتَيْنَا أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِقَوْلِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ لاَ تَسْأَلُونِي مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ فِيكُمْ  

[Machine] "He allocated half to the daughter and what was left for the sister, and he did not assign anything for the granddaughter. They went to Ibn Mas'ood and informed him. He said, 'I have surely gone astray then, and I am not among the guided, if I adhere to his statement and abandon the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' Ibn Mas'ood then said to the daughter, 'You will receive half, and the granddaughter will receive one-sixth, and what remains will go to the sister.'"  

فَجَعَلَ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفَ وَلِلْأُخْتِ مَا بَقِيَ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَأَتَوْا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذَنْ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ إِنْ أَخَذْتُ بِقَوْلِهِ وَتَرَكْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ وَلِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ السُّدُسُ وَمَا بَقِيَ لِلْأُخْتِ  

[Machine] A man asked Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari about a woman who left her daughter, her granddaughter, and her sister. Abu Musa replied, "Half is for the daughter and the sister." He then said, "Go to Ibn Mas'ud, for he will follow me." They went to Ibn Mas'ud and informed him of Abu Musa's statement. Ibn Mas'ud said, "I have gone astray then, for I am not among the guided ones. I will judge according to the decree of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Shu'bah said, "I found this letter written, and I will judge accordingly. Half is for the daughter, and a sixth for the granddaughter of the son. This completes two-thirds, and what remains is for the sister." They went to Abu Musa and informed him of Ibn Mas'ud's statement. Abu Musa replied, "Do not ask me about anything as long as this ink is among you."  

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَرَكَتِ ابْنَتَهَا وَابْنَةَ ابْنِهَا وَأُخْتَهَا؟ فَقَالَ النِّصْفُ لِلِابْنَةِ وَلِلْأُخْتِ النِّصْفُ وَقَالَ ائْتِ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُتَابِعُنِي قَالَ فَأَتَوْا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَلَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ مَكْتُوبًا لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ وَلِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ السُّدُسُ تَكْمِلَةَ الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأُخْتِ فَأَتَوْا أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِقَوْلِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ  

Abu Musa was asked regarding (the inheritance of) a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. He said, "The daughter will take one-half and the sister will take one-half. If you go to Ibn Masʿud, he will tell you the same." Ibn Masʿud was asked and was told of Abu Musa's verdict. Ibn Masʿud then said, "If I give the same verdict, I would stray and would not be of the rightly-guided. The verdict I will give in this case, will be the same as the Prophet ﷺ did, i.e. one-half is for daughter, and one-sixth for the son's daughter, i.e. both shares make two-thirds of the total property; and the rest is for the sister." Afterwards we cams to Abu Musa and informed him of Ibn Masʿud's verdict, whereupon he said, "So, do not ask me for verdicts, as long as this learned man is among you." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6736)   

لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ أَقْضِي فِيهَا بِمَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ وَلِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ السُّدُسُ تَكْمِلَةً لِلْثُلُثَيْنِ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأُخْتِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْنَا أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِقَوْلِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ فِيكُمْ  

[Machine] "I have gone astray, and I am not one of the guided ones. Rather, I will decide in it according to what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has decided for his daughter, which is half, and for his granddaughter, which is two-thirds, and what is left for her sister will be returned to Abu Musa who will inform him. He said, ‘Do not ask us about anything as long as this ink is between you.’"  

{قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ} لَا بَلْ أَقْضِي فِيهَا بِمَا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِابْنَتِهَا النِّصْفُ وَلِابْنَةِ ابْنِهَا السُّدُسُ تَكْمِلَةَ الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَمَا بَقِيَ لِأُخْتِهَا فَرَجَعَ إِلَى أَبِي مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَسْأَلُونَا عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ  

"عَنْ هُذَيْلِ بْن شُرَحْبِيل، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبى مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىَّ، وَسَلْمَانَ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْبَاهِلِىِّ، فَسَأَلَهُمَا عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ وَابْنَةَ ابْنِه وَأُخْتَهُ، فَقَالَا: لِلابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ ولِلأُخْتِ النِّصْفُ، وَلَيْسَ لاِبْنَةِ الاِبْنِ شَىْءٌ، وائتِ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُتَابعُنا، فَجَاء الرَّجُلُ إِلَى عَبْد الله فَأَخْبَرَهُ بمَا قَالَا، قَالَ: قَدْ ضَللْتُ إِذَا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدَينَ، وَلَكِنِّى سَأَقْضى فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ فَقَضَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فِى تَرْكِ ابْنَةٍ وَابْنَةِ ابنه وَأُخْتِهِ، فَجَعَلَ للابْنَةِ النَّصْفَ، وَلاِبْنَةِ الاِبْنِ السُّدُسَ، وَمَا بَقىَ لِلأُخْتِ".