Article 228 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 228 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الثالث: الحجب والتعصيب والعول والرد

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- يقدم في التعصيب الأَوْلَى جهةً بحسب الترتيب الوارد في المادة (الرابعة والعشرين بعد المائتين) من هذا النظام، ثم الأقرب درجةً للميت عند اتحاد الجهة، ثم الأقوى قرابةً عند التساوي في الدرجة.

2- يشترك العصبات في استحقاق الباقي بالتعصيب عند اتحادهم في الجهة وتساويهم في الدرجة والقوة.

3- القريب الشقيق أقوى من القريب لأب في الجهة نفسها.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

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