Rights of paternal and maternal Grandfathers and Grandmothers

According to the laws of the Shari’ah they occupy the same rank and status as the parents. As such they should be allowed the same rights, regard and respect as the parents. Therefore, the mother’s and the father’s sisters are like one’s mother and the mother’s brother (maternal uncle) and the father’s brother (uncle) are like father. The husbands of mother’s sister and the father’s sister are also like father in the matter of rights. This has been indicated in a Tradition.