Sunan Abi Dawud · Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Faraid)
باب فِي مِيرَاثِ ذَوِي الأَرْحَامِ
Chapter: Regarding The Inheritance For Those Related Due To The Womb.
7 hadith · references 2899–2905
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Abu Dawud · 2899مَنْ تَرَكَ كَلًّا فَإِلَيَّ ، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَعْقِلُ لَهُ وَأَرِثُهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ ، مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لNarrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family I shall be responsible-and sometimes the narrator said: Allah and His Messenger will be responsible-but if anyone leaves prope7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2900أَنَا أَوْلَى بِكُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَإِلَيَّ ، وَمَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ أَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَأَفُكُّ عَانَهُ ، وَالْخَالُ مَوْلNarrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2901أَنَا وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ أَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَأَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ ، مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ يَفُكُّ عَانِيَهُ وَيَرِثُ مَالَهُNarrated Al-Miqdam: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: I am the heirs of Him who has none, freeing him from his liabilities, and inheriting what he possesses. A maternal uncle is the heir of Him who has none, freeing 7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2902أَعْطُوا مِيرَاثَهُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرْيَتِهِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: A client of the Prophet ﷺ died and left some property, but he left no child or relative. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Give what he has left to a man belonging to his village. Abu Dawud s10 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2903إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِيرَاثَ رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْأَزْدِ وَلَسْتُ أَجِدُ أَزْدِيًّا أَدْفَعُهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَالْتَمِسْ أَزْدِيًّا حَوْلًا ، قَالَ : فَأَتَاهُ بَعْدَ الْحَوْلِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمْ أَجِدْ Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I have property left by a man of Azd. I do not find any man of Azd to give it to him. He said: Go and look for man of Azd for a year. He th5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2904حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَسْوَدَ الْعِجْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ ، عَنْ جِبْرِيلَ بْنِ أَحْمَرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : مَاتَ رَجُلٌNarrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: A man of Khuzaah died and his estate was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Look for his heir or some relative. But they found neither heir nor relative. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Giv6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2905هَلْ لَهُ أَحَدٌ ؟ ، قَالُوا : لَا إِلَّا غُلَامًا لَهُ كَانَ أَعْتَقَهُNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man died leaving no heir but a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: Has he any heir? They replied: No, except a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of All5 narrators