English narration
Narrated by جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided a case of a woman from the Ansar to whom an orchard of date-palms was given by her son. She then died. Her son said: I gave it to her for her life, and she has brothers. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: It belongs to her during her life and after death. He then said: I gave a sadaqah (charity to her. He replied: It is more unexpected from you.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ طَارِقٍ الْمَكِّيِّ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : "
قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ ، أَعْطَاهَا ابْنُهَا حَدِيقَةً مِنْ نَخْلٍ ، فَمَاتَتْ ، فَقَالَ ابْنُهَا : إِنَّمَا أَعْطَيْتُهَا حَيَاتَهَا ، وَلَهُ إِخْوَةٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : هِيَ لَهَا حَيَاتَهَا وَمَوْتَهَا ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ تَصَدَّقْتُ بِهَا عَلَيْهَا ، قَالَ : ذَلِكَ أَبْعَدُ لَكَ
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