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Sunan Abu Dawud 2298

Chapter: The Abrogation Of Maintenance For A Widowed Woman Because Of The Inheritance Due To Her

Good (hasan) 4 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan Abu Dawud 2298

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ النَّحْوِيِّ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ،

‏‏{‏ وَالَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَاجًا وَصِيَّةً لأَزْوَاجِهِمْ مَتَاعًا إِلَى الْحَوْلِ غَيْرَ إِخْرَاجٍ ‏}‏ فَنُسِخَ ذَلِكَ بِآيَةِ الْمِيرَاثِ بِمَا فُرِضَ لَهُنَّ مِنَ الرُّبُعِ وَالثُّمُنِ وَنُسِخَ أَجَلُ الْحَوْلِ بِأَنْ جُعِلَ أَجَلُهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏.‏

The Qur’anic verse “Those of you who die and leave widows should bequeath for their widows a year’s maintenance and residence was abrogated by the verse containing the laws of succession, as one-fourth or one-eighth share was prescribed for them (i.e., the widows). The waiting period for one year was also repealed as a period of four months ten days was prescribed for them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2298) and An-Nasa’i (No. 3543).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

{ وَاَلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ } : أَيْ يَتْرُكُونَ { أَزْوَاجًا وَصِيَّة } : بِالنَّصْبِ أَيْ فَلْيُوصُوا وَصِيَّة. وَفِي قِرَاءَة بِالرَّفْعِ أَيْ عَلَيْكُمْ وَصِيَّة { مَتَاعًا } : أَيْ مَتِّعُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا , وَهُوَ نَفَقَة سَنَة لِطَعَامِهَا وَكِسْوَتهَا وَسُكْنَاهَا وَمَا تَحْتَاج إِلَيْهِ { غَيْر إِخْرَاج } : حَال أَيْ غَيْر مُخْرَجَات مِنْ مَسْكَنهنَّ. وَالْحَدِيث أَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَأَخْرَجَهُ أَيْضًا مِنْ قَوْل عِكْرِمَة وَفِي إِسْنَاده عَلِيّ بْن الْحُسَيْن بْن وَاقِد وَفِيهِ مَقَال قَالَهُ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan حسن The hadith No. 2298
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2298
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 2298
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2298

Other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3543

"And those of you who die and leave behind wives should bequeath for their wives a year's maintenance and residence without turning them out." This was abrogated by the Verse on inheritance, which allocated to her one-quarter or one-eighth. And the appointed time ('Iddah) of one year was abrogated…

نُسِخَ ذَلِكَ بِآيَةِ الْمِيرَاثِ مِمَّا فُرِضَ لَهَا مِنَ الرُّبُعِ وَالثُّمُنِ وَنَسَخَ أَجَلَ الْحَوْلِ أَنْ جُعِلَ أَجَلُهَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Verses cited

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