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Sunan Abu DawudShares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2887

Chapter: A Person Who Has No Son But He Has Sisters

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2887

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، - يَعْنِي الدَّسْتَوَائِيَّ - عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ اشْتَكَيْتُ وَعِنْدِي سَبْعُ أَخَوَاتٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

فَنَفَخَ فِي وَجْهِي فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلاَ أُوصِي لأَخَوَاتِي بِالثُّلُثِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْسِنْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ الشَّطْرَ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْسِنْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَتَرَكَنِي فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا جَابِرُ لاَ أُرَاكَ مَيِّتًا مِنْ وَجَعِكَ هَذَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ فَبَيَّنَ الَّذِي لأَخَوَاتِكَ فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُثَيْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ يَقُولُ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فِيَّ

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me and blew on my face. So I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, may I not bequeath one-third of my property to my sisters? He replied: Do good. I asked: Half? He replied: Do good. He then went out and left me, and said: I do not think, Jabir, you will die of this disease. Allah has revealed (verses) and described the share of your sisters. He appointed two-thirds for them. Jabir used to say: This verse was revealed about me: "They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2887) and Ahmad (No. 14468).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( اِشْتَكَيْت ) : أَيْ مَرِضْت ( أَلَا أُوصِي لِأَخَوَاتِي ) : أَيْ مِنْ مَالِي الَّذِي يَكُون بَعْد مَوْتِي لِأَخَوَاتِي. قَالَهُ مَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّد إِسْحَاق الدَّهْلَوِيّ ( قَالَ أَحْسِنْ ) : أَيْ إِلَى أَخَوَاتك ( الشَّطْر ) : أَيْ النِّصْف ( لَا أُرَاك ) : بِضَمِّ الْهَمْزَة أَيْ لَا أَظُنّك ( مِنْ وَجَعك ) : أَيْ مِنْ مَرَضك. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2887
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2887
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2887

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6109)أَلا أُوصِي لأَخَوَاتِي بِالثُّلُثَيْنِ ؟ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَتَرَكَنِي ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي لا أَرَاكَ مَيِّتًا مِنْ وَجَعِكَ هَذَا ، وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ ، فَبَيَّنَ الَّذِي لأَخَوَاتِكَ ، فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُثَيْنِ ، فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ يَقُولُ : أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (9980)أُوصِي لأَخَوَاتِي بِالثُّلُثَينِ ؟ قَالَ : احْتَبِسْ , قُلْتُ : الشَّطْرُ ؟ قَالَ : احْبِسْ ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَتَرَكَنِي , ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : يَا جَابِرُ ، إِنِّي لا أَرَاكَ مَيِّتًا مِنْ وَجَعِكَ هَذَا , وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ فِي الَّذِي لأَخَوَاتِكَ ، فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُث
  • مجالس من أمالي أبي عبد الله بن منده (269)الآية التي أنزلت في الصيف يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ سورة النساء آية 176
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (4584)اللَّهَ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ ، فَبَيَّنَ الَّذِي لأَخَوَاتِكَ ، فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُثَيْنِ

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The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse

Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited me during my illness, riding neither a mule nor a horse.

جَاءَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَعُودُنِي لَيْسَ بِرَاكِبِ بَغْلٍ وَلاَ بِرْذَوْنٍ‏.‏

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