Residuaries __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text RESIDUARIES. Arabic 'asabah عصب pl. 'asabat. According to Muslim law, residuaries in their own right are divided into four classes:- (1) The offspring of the deceased. (2) The ascendants (such as father, grandfather, &c). (3) The offspring or his father, viz, the brothers and their descendants. (4) The offspring of his grandfather. (Syed Ameer Ali's Personal Law, p. 49.) [INHERITENCE.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail