Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 2977
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ قُلْتُ أَلاَ تَتَّقِينَ اللَّهَ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِنَّمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ لآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ لِنَائِبَتِهِمْ وَلِضَيْفِهِمْ فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَهُوَ إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الأَمْرَ مِنْ بَعْدِي " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
A similar report is narrated through another chain. In this version, ‘A’ishah said: ‘I said to them, “Do you not fear Allah? Have you not heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, ‘We are not inherited from; whatever we leave is charity. This property belongs to the family of Muhammad for their contingencies and their guests. When I die, it goes to whoever takes charge after me’?”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
This version adds that the property is for the family’s contingencies and guests and that after the Prophet’s death it goes to the person who assumes authority. The words are presented as the report’s quotation, not as an editorial interpretation.
بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ قُلْتُ أَلاَ تَتَّقِينَ اللَّهَ أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ وَإِنَّمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ لآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ لِنَائِبَتِهِمْ وَلِضَيْفِهِمْ فَإِذَا مِتُّ فَهُوَ إِلَى مَنْ وَلِيَ الأَمْرَ مِنْ بَعْدِي " .
Nawā’ib can mean contingencies or needs; the report does not specify the kinds of expenses covered.
Should nawā’ib be translated ‘contingencies,’ ‘needs,’ or ‘expenses arising’?