Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 2902

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعُ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدِ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّ مَوْلًى، لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ شَيْئًا وَلَمْ يَدَعْ وَلَدًا وَلاَ حَمِيمًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَعْطُوا مِيرَاثَهُ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرْيَتِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَحَدِيثُ سُفْيَانَ أَتَمُّ وَقَالَ مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏" ‏ هَا هُنَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ أَرْضِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَعْطُوهُ مِيرَاثَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya narrated to us: Shu'bah narrated to us. [Another chain:] 'Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Waki' ibn al-Jarrah narrated to us, from Sufyan. Both routes are from Ibn al-Asbahani, from Mujahid ibn Wardan, from 'Urwah, from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that a freedman of the Prophet (ﷺ) died, leaving property but no child or close relative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Give his inheritance to a man from his village.’ Abu Dawud said: ‘Sufyan's report is fuller.’ Musaddad's version adds that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: ‘Is there anyone here from his land?’ They replied: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Then give him his inheritance.’