284 hadith
Malik bin Aws reported, Umar sent for me as the day grew hot, so I came to him and found him sitting on a bare couch, leaning on its leather straps. When I entered, he said, "Malik, some families of your people have arrived in distress, and…
أبو داود 2963SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in his sermon during the Farewell Pilgrimage, "Allah has given every rightful person their due, so there is no bequest for an heir. The child belongs to the marital bed, and for the fornicator there is…
الأعظمي 5267HasanRabab bin Hudhayfa bin Saeed bin Sahm married Umm Waail bint Muamar al-Jumahiyyah, and she bore him three sons. When their mother died, her sons inherited her property and the right of guardianship over her freed slaves. Amr bin As took the…
ابن ماجه 2732HasanYou recite this verse, *"After any bequest he may have made, or any debt"* [Nisa 4:11], yet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that the debt is to be settled before the bequest. Full brothers from the same mother inherit from one another to the…
الترمذي 2094DaifHe informed me of someone who heard the Prophet ﷺ, and from Ibn Abu Layla that he heard Amr bin Kharija. Layth said in his version of the hadith, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us while he was upon his she-camel and said, "Charity is…
أحمد 17663HasanWhen Amr returned, the descendants of Muamar bin Habib came to dispute with him over the right of guardianship of their sister before Umar bin Khattab [[r1]]. Umar said, "I will judge between you according to what I heard the Messenger of…
أحمد 183HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in his sermon during the Farewell Pilgrimage, "Allah has given to every rightful person his right, so there is no bequest for an heir. The child belongs to the marriage bed, and for the fornicator is the…
الترمذي 2120HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled in the case of the two women of Hudhayl that the blood-money is the responsibility of the paternal male relatives, that the inheritance goes to the heirs, and that the compensation for the unborn child is a…
أحمد 18144SahihMalik bin Aws bin Hadathan reported, "While I was sitting with my family as the day grew long, a messenger from Umar bin Khattab came to me and said, 'Answer the call of the Commander of the Believers.' I went with him until I was admitted…
الأعظمي 8894SahihMalik bin Aws said, I was sitting with my family when the day had grown well advanced, and suddenly a messenger from Umar bin Khattab came to me and said, "Answer the summons of the Commander of the Faithful." So I went with him until I was…
الأعظمي 8059SahihRiab bin Hudhayfah bin Saeed bin Sahm married Umm Waail bint Muamar al-Jumahiyyah, and she bore him three sons. Their mother passed away, and her sons inherited from her both her property and the right of patronage over her freed slaves.…
الأعظمي 6065HasanRiab bin Hudhayfah married a woman who bore him three sons, then their mother died. They inherited from her her dwellings and the patronage rights over her freed slaves. Amr bin As was the paternal kinsman of her sons, and he took them out…
أبو داود 2917AHasanHe told them that the Prophet ﷺ addressed them while seated on his mount. The mount was chewing its cud, and its saliva was flowing down between his shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has assigned to every person his share of inheritance, so…
أحمد 18086HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while he was on his mount, and I was right beneath the base of his she-camel's neck as she chewed her cud, her saliva running down between my shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has already…
أحمد 18087HasanInheritance used to belong to the children, while bequests were made for the parents and close relatives. Then Allah abrogated from this what He willed. He assigned to the male child a share equal to that of two females, He assigned to each…
الأعظمي 6095SahihProperty used to go entirely to the children, and bequests were made for the parents. Then Allah abrogated what He willed of that, assigning to the male a share equal to that of two females, giving each parent a sixth, granting the wife an…
الأعظمي 6082SahihI was right beneath the she-camel of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with her saliva dripping onto me, when I heard him say, "Allah has assigned to every rightful claimant his due, so there is no bequest for an heir. The child belongs to the…
الأعظمي 5277SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "When a newborn cries out at birth, he inherits."
أبو داود 2920DaifIbn Abbas said, "Wealth used to go to the children, and bequests were made to the parents. Then Allah abrogated from that what He willed. He assigned to the male the share of two females, and gave each of the parents a sixth or a third. He…
الأعظمي 12129SahihMalik bin Aws al-Nasri informed me, and Muhammad bin Jubayr bin Mutim had mentioned something of this to me, so I went in to see Malik and asked him about it. He said, "I set out to visit Umar, and his chamberlain Yarfa came to him and…
البخاري 7305SahihMalik bin Aws bin Hadathan informed me of this, after Muhammad bin Jubayr bin Mutim had mentioned to me a portion of his account. So I set out and went in to see Malik bin Aws and questioned him. Malik said, I set out to go in to Umar when…
البخاري 5358SahihMuhammad bin Jubayr had mentioned to me something of that report of his, so I set out and went in to see Malik bin Aws and asked him about that report. Malik said, "I was sitting with my family in the middle of the day when a messenger from…
البخاري 3094SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My father has taken my wealth." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "You and your wealth belong to your father." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ also said, "Your children are among the best of your earnings, so eat from…
ابن ماجه 2292SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in his sermon during the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, "Allah has given every person with a right his due, so there is no bequest for an heir. The child belongs to the bed, and for the fornicator is…
أحمد 22294Hasan"I will not separate the two of them. They both know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'We are not inherited from. What we leave behind is charity.'" Zuhri said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ administered it himself, taking from it the…
النسائي 4153SahihThe wife of Saad bin Rabi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with her two daughters from Saad and said, "Messenger of Allah, these are the two daughters of Saad bin Rabi. Their father was killed alongside you at Uhud as a martyr. Their uncle…
أحمد 14798HasanThe grandmother came to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq asking him for her inheritance. He said, "There is nothing for you in the Book of Allah, and I do not know of anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. Go back until I ask the…
الأعظمي 6085HasanA man came to Abu Musa and Sulayman bin Rabia and asked them about the inheritance of a daughter, a son's daughter, and a paternal sister. They said, "The daughter receives half and the sister receives half. Go to Ibn Masud, for he will…
أحمد 3691SahihMy grandfather Hibban had two wives, one from the Hashim clan and one from the Ansar. He divorced the Ansari woman while she was nursing, and a year passed without her menstruating. Then he died, and she still had not menstruated. She said,…
مالك 1244DaifUrwa bin Zubayr used to say concerning the child of a woman denounced by her husband and the child born of fornication that if such a child dies, his mother inherits her share as fixed in the Book of Allah, and his maternal brothers inherit…
مالك 1237DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while he was on his mount, and I was beneath the base of his she-camel's neck as she chewed her cud, her saliva running down between my shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has apportioned to every…
أحمد 17671HasanThe wife of Saad bin Rabi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with her two daughters from Saad and said, "Messenger of Allah, these are the two daughters of Saad bin Rabi. Their father was martyred fighting alongside you at Uhud, and their…
الأعظمي 12128HasanWealth used to go entirely to the children, and bequests were made to the parents. Then Allah abrogated of that what He willed. He assigned to the male a share equal to that of two females, and to each of the two parents a sixth or a third,…
البخاري 4578SahihA man came to Abu Musa and Salman bin Rabia and asked them about the inheritance of a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. They said, "The daughter receives half and the sister receives half. Go to Abdullah, for he will agree with us."…
أحمد 4195SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while he was on his mount, which was chewing its cud, its saliva flowing between my shoulders. He said, "Allah has allotted to every person his share of inheritance, so no bequest may be made to…
أحمد 17664HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A woman acquires three inheritances, that of the slave she has freed, the foundling she has taken in, and the child she had to swear by mutual cursing concerning."
أحمد 16004DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while seated on his mount, which was chewing its cud, its saliva flowing between its shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has assigned to each person his share of inheritance, so no bequest may be…
أحمد 18081HasanUmar bin Khattab sent for me, so I came to him as the day was advancing. I found him in his house, sitting on a bed, lying directly on its woven straps, leaning against a leather cushion. He said to me, "Malik, some families from your…
مسلم 4577SahihUrwa bin Zubayr used to say concerning the child of a woman condemned by mutual imprecation and the child born of fornication that when such a child dies, his mother inherits her share as fixed in the Book of Allah [[r4]], and his maternal…
مالك 1136SahihMakhul reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ assigned the inheritance of the son of a woman who had undergone the mutual imprecation to his mother, and to her heirs after her.
أبو داود 2907DaifThe wife of Saad bin Rabi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with her two daughters from Saad and said, "Messenger of Allah, these are the two daughters of Saad bin Rabi. Their father was killed fighting alongside you as a martyr at the…
الترمذي 2092DaifWealth used to go to the children, and the bequest was for the parents. Then Allah abrogated from that what He willed. He assigned to the male the share of two females, and He assigned to each of the parents one-sixth, and He assigned to…
البخاري 2747SahihWealth used to go to the children, and the bequest was for the parents. Then Allah abrogated from that what He willed. He assigned to the male the share of two females, and He assigned to each of the parents one-sixth, and He assigned to…
البخاري 6739SahihHe told them that the Prophet ﷺ addressed them while mounted on his riding camel. The camel was chewing its cud, and its saliva was flowing down between his shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has assigned to every person his rightful share…
أحمد 17669HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while he was on his mount, and I was right beneath the base of his camel's neck as she chewed her cud, her saliva running down between my shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has apportioned to…
أحمد 17670HasanA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My son's son has died. What is my share of his inheritance?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "You receive a sixth." When the man turned to leave, he called him back and said, "You receive another sixth." When…
أبو داود 2896DaifI was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Hunayn when the delegations of Hawazin came to him and said, "Muhammad, we are of one stock and kin, so show us favor, may Allah show favor to you, for what has befallen us of…
أحمد 6729HasanI witnessed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of Hunayn when the delegations of Hawazin came to him and said, "Muhammad, we are of one stock and kin. Show us favor, may Allah show favor to you. Hardship has befallen us as is not hidden…
الأعظمي 9249HasanMuhammad ﷺ ruled that debt takes precedence over bequests, even though you recite the bequest before the debt in the verse, and that full siblings born of the same mother inherit from one another to the exclusion of half-siblings born of…
أحمد 595DaifWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when a delegation from Hawazin came to him and said, "Muhammad, we are a people of lineage and clan, and a calamity has befallen us that is not hidden from you, so show us favor, may Allah show favor to…
النسائي 3718HasanThe Prophet ﷺ addressed them while mounted on his she-camel. The camel was chewing her cud, and her foam was flowing down between her shoulders. He said, "Allah has allotted to every heir his rightful share of the inheritance, so a bequest…
ابن ماجه 2712HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon while mounted on his she-camel, and I was beneath her neck as she chewed her cud, her saliva dripping between my shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has granted every rightful person their right, so…
أحمد 17666HasanThe grandmother came to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq asking him for her inheritance. He said, "There is nothing for you in the Book of Allah, and I do not know of anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah ﷺ. Go back until I ask the…
أبو داود 2894SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ addressed us at Mina while he was on his mount, and I was beneath the base of his camel's neck as she chewed her cud, her saliva running down between my shoulders. He said, "Allah [[r4]] has apportioned to every…
أحمد 18088HasanA grandmother came to Abu Bakr Siddiq asking him for her inheritance. Abu Bakr said to her, "There is nothing for you in the Book of Allah, and I know of nothing for you in the sunnah of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So go back until I ask the…
مالك 1124HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Any person whose lineage is claimed after the death of the father to whom he is attributed, his heirs claiming him after the father has died, it is judged that if he was born of a slave woman whom the father…
الأعظمي 6061HasanYou recite *"after any bequest he may have made or any debt"* [Nisa 4:11], yet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that debts are settled before bequests. Brothers from the same mother inherit from one another to the exclusion of half-brothers…
أحمد 1222DaifI was holding the halter of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ she-camel while she was chewing her cud, her saliva running down between my shoulders, when he said, "Allah [[r4]] has granted every rightful person his due, so there is no bequest to…
أحمد 17665HasanAn Arabi came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have wealth and I have a father, and my father wants to take my wealth for himself." He replied, "You and your wealth belong to your father. Indeed, your children are among the finest of your…
أحمد 7001DifficultAbu Maymunah Salma, a freed slave from the people of Madinah and a truthful man, reported, "While I was sitting with Abu Hurairah, a Persian woman came to him with a son of hers. She and her husband had both claimed the boy, and her husband…
أبو داود 2277Sahih