Chapter on the Inheritance of Those Who Drown or Are Buried Under a Collapsed House When it is Unclear Who Died First

Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Abdur Rahman, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a house that collapsed on a group of people gathered together, and it was not known who among them died first. Imam عليه السلام said: "They inherit from one another." I said: "Abu Hanifah has given a different ruling regarding this." Imam عليه السلام asked: "And what did he say?" I replied: "He said that if two men were on a ship, one of whom had one hundred thousand (in wealth) and the other had nothing, and the ship sank, and it was not known which of them died first, the inheritance would go to the heirs of the one who had nothing, and the heirs of the wealthy one would receive nothing." Abu Abdullah عليه السلام said: "Indeed, he has heard it, and it is exactly as it should be."