The collateral heir is one who has no ascendants or descendants
Editorial verification status: This atom has been extracted from a commentary audiovisual source, and has now been linked to the closest books within the Shahrur project at the book level. For exact academic citation, consult the original book and the original episode together.
Statement formulation
Shahrur defines the collateral heir as the condition in which the deceased has neither ascendants nor descendants.
Explanation
He explains collateral kinship as the severance of vertical lineage: no parents and no children. In that case, the inheritance passes to the brothers or sisters according to the text. In this way, he re-establishes the meaning of al-kalala as a structural description of the situation, not merely as an ambiguous term.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This atom is essential for determining when the rule of siblings in inheritance applies. It also prevents conflating cases in which children are present with cases in which they are absent.
Scope of the claim
He does not say that everyone without children is automatically collateral heir, but rather links it also to the absence of ascendants.
Brief citation
“The collateral heir has no ascendants or descendants.”
Related links
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Shahrur - jurisprudence
- Muhammad-Shahrur-the-Book-and-the-Qur’an