Chapter on the Inheritance of the Parents Alongside the Husband and Wife

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr narrated from Jamil, from Isma'il Al-Ju'fi, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a man who passed away and left behind his wife and both his parents. Imam عليه السلام replied: "The wife receives one-fourth of the inheritance, the mother receives one-third, and whatever remains goes to the father. If a woman passes away leaving behind her husband and her mother, the husband receives half of the estate, and the remaining portion goes to the mother. If she leaves behind her husband and her father, the husband receives half of the estate, and the remaining portion goes to the father."