Chapters On Inheritance

كتاب الفرائض عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 1: What has been Related About Whoever Leaves Wealth Then It Is For His Heirs

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said

"Whoever leaves wealth then it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves poor dependents then it (the responsibility) is for me."

Chapter 2: What has been Related About Learning the Laws Of Inheritance

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said

"Learn the laws of inheritance and the Quran, and teach the people, for I am a mortal."

Chapter 3: What has been Related About Inheritance For Daughters

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said

"The wife of Sa'd bin Ar-Rabi came with her two daughters from Sa'd to he Messenger of Allah(S.A.W)and said; O Messenger of Allah(S.A.W)! these two are daughters of Sa'd bin Ar-Rabi who fought along with you on the day of Uhud and was martyred. Their uncle took their wealth, without leaving any wealth for them, and they will not be married unless they have wealth.' He said: 'Allah will decide on that matter.' The ayah about inheritance was revealed, so the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) sent (word) to their Uncle saying: Give the two daughters of Sa'd two thirds, and give their mother one eighth, and whatever remains, then it is for you.'

Chapter 4: What has been Related About The inheritance Of The Daughter of One's Son Along With One's Own Daughter

Huzail bin Shurahbil said

"A man came to Abu Musa and Salman bin Rabiah and asked them about a daughter, a son's daughter, a father's sister and a mother's sister. So they said: 'For the daughter is half, for the sister of the father and the mother is what remains.' And they said to him: Go to Abdullah (bin Masud) and ask him, for surely he will concur with us.' So he went to 'Abdullah mentioning that to him and informing him what they had said. 'Abdulah said: 'If that were the case, then I would ave erred and not been among the rightly-guided (on the matter). Rather, I will judge with what the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) judged: For the daughter is half, for the son's daughter a sixth, totaling two-thirds and for the sister is what remains.'"

Chapter 5: What has been Related About The Brothers From (The Same) Father and Mother

Al-Harith narrated that 'Ali said

"You recite this ayah: After payment of legacies he(or she) may have bequeathed or debts, without causing harm. And indeed the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) judged the debt before the will and that the children (sons and daughters)from the same mother and father inherit,not the sons from various mothers. The man inherits from his brother from his father, and his mother, not his brother from his father.Another chain reports a similar narration.

Al-Harith narrated that 'Ali said

"The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) judged that the children (sons and daughters) from the same mother and father inherit, not the sons from various mothers."

Chapter 6: Inheritance of The Sons Along With The Daughters

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said

"The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) came to visit me while I was ill at Banu Salamah. I said : 'O Prophet of Allah(S.A.W)! How shall I divide my wealth among my children?' But he did not say anything to me, until the following was revealed: Allah commands you regarding your children's (inheritance): to the male, a portion equal to that of two females."

Chapter 7: The Inheritance of The Sisters

Jabir bin 'Abdullah said

"I was ill, so the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W)came to visit me and found me unconscious. He came walking while Abu Bakr and 'Umar were with him. The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) performed Wudu, then poured the remaining water on me, so I came to my senses. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah(S.A.W)! how shall I dispose of my wealth?' - or - 'What shall I do with my wealth?' He did not reply anything to me" -and he had nine sisters- "until the Ayah about the inheritance was revealed: they ask you for a legal verdict. Say: "Allah directs (thus) about Al-Kalalah." Jabir said: "It was revealed regarding me."

Chapter 8: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The 'Asabah

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said

"Give the shares of inheritance to those who are entitled to them. As for what remains, then it is for the closet male relative."Another chain reports similar narration.

Chapter 9: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The Grandfather

'Imran bin Husain narrated

"A man came to the Prophet (S.A.W) and said" 'My son died, so what do I inherit from him?' He said: 'For you is a sixth.' When he turned to leave,he called him and said: 'For you is another sixth.' So when he turned to leave , he called him saying: 'The last sixth is consumable for you.'"

Chapter 10: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The Grandmother

Qabisah bin Dhuw'aib said

"A grandmother - the mother of a mother, or the mother of a father - came to Abu Bakr and she said: 'a son of my son' - or, 'a son of my daughter died, and I have been informed that there is a right ( from the wealth) for me in the Book.' So Abu Bakr said: 'I do not find that there is a right for you in the Book, and I have not heard that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) judged anything for you. I shall ask the people.' So, Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah testified that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) gave her (case) a sixth. He said: 'And who heard that along with you?' He said: 'Muhammad bin Maslamah.'" He said: "So he gave her a sixth. Then the other grandmother who was left behind came to 'Umar." Sufyan said: "And Ma'mar said to me in addition, from Az-Zuhri - and I do not remember it to be from Az-Zuhri, rather I remember it to be from Ma'mar - that 'Umar said: 'If the two of you are together then it is for both of you, and whichever of you is alone with it (the sixth), then it is for her.'"

Qabisah bin Dhuw'aib said

"A grandmother came to Abu Bakr to ask him about her inheritance. He said to her, 'There is noting for you in the Book of Allah and there is nothing for you in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W). So ,return until I ask the people. So he asked the people and Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: 'I was present when the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) gave her (case) a sixth.' So he said: 'Was anyone else with you?' Muhammad bin Maslamah stood to say the same as what Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said. So Abu Bakr implemented that for her." Then the other grandmother came to 'Umar bin Al-Khattab to ask him about her inheritance. He said: 'There is nothing in the Book of Allah for you, but there is that sixth. So if the two of you are together then it is for both of you, and whichever of you remains), then it is for her.'"

Chapter 11: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The Grandmother Along With Her Daughter

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said, about the grandmother along with her daughter

"The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) gave the first grandmother, along with her son, a sixth for them to consume while her son was living."

Chapter 12: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The Maternal Uncle

Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif said

"'Umar bin Al-Khattab sent me with a letter to Abu'Ubaidah (saying) that The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said : 'Allah and His Messenger are responsible for the one who has no patron. And the maternal uncle inherits from the one who has no heirs.'"

Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said

"The maternal uncle inherits from the one who has no heirs."

Chapter 13: What has been Related About The One Who Dies And Has No Heirs

Aishah narrated that a freed slave of the Prophet (s.a.w) fell from foliage on a date-palm and died. So the Prophet (S.A.W) said

"See if he has any heirs." They said: "No." He said: 'Pay it to someone among the people of the town."

Chapter 14: What has been Related About The Inheritance For The Grandmother

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that

a man died during the time of the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) ,and he did not leave any heirs except for a slave that he had freed. So the Prophet gave him his inheritance

Chapter 15: What has been Related About Invalidating The Inheritance Between The Muslin And The Disbeliever

Usamah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said

"The Muslim does not inherit from the disbeliever, nor the disbeliever from the Muslim."Another chain reports a similar narration.

Chapter 16: The People Of Two Religions Do Not Inherit From Each Other

Jabir narrated that the Prophet(S.A.W) said

"The people of two religions do not inherit from each other."