Hadith 1884

Malik said, "The inheritance of a husband from a wife when sheleaves no children or grandchildren through sons is a half. If sheleaves children or grandchildren through sons, male or female, by herpresent or previous husbands, the husband has a quarter after bequestsor debts. The inheritance of a wife from a husband who does not leavechildren or grandchildren through sons is a quarter. If he leaveschildren or grandchildren through sons, male or female, the wife hasan eighth after bequests and debts. That is because Allah, theBlessed, the Exalted! said in His Book, 'You have a half of what yourwives leave if they have no children. If they have children, you havea fourth of what they leave after bequests and debts. They have afourth of what you leave if you have no children. If you havechildren, they have an eighth after bequests or debts.' " (Sura4ayat11).