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

Sunan Abu Dawud 2891

Chapter: What Has Been Related About The Inheritance For Descendants

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2891

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى جِئْنَا امْرَأَةً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ فَجَاءَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِابْنَتَيْنِ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَاتَانِ بِنْتَا ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قُتِلَ مَعَكَ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ وَقَدِ اسْتَفَاءَ عَمُّهُمَا مَالَهُمَا وَمِيرَاثَهُمَا كُلَّهُ فَلَمْ يَدَعْ لَهُمَا مَالاً إِلاَّ أَخَذَهُ فَمَا تَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَوَاللَّهِ لاَ تُنْكَحَانِ أَبَدًا إِلاَّ وَلَهُمَا مَالٌ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

يَقْضِي اللَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَنَزَلَتْ سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ ‏‏{‏ يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلاَدِكُمْ ‏}‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ ادْعُوا لِيَ الْمَرْأَةَ وَصَاحِبَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِعَمِّهِمَا ‏"‏ أَعْطِهِمَا الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَأَعْطِ أُمَّهُمَا الثُّمُنَ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلَكَ ‏"

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:

We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and came to a woman of the Ansar in al-Aswaf. The woman brought her two daughters, and said: Messenger of Allah, these are the daughters of Thabit ibn Qays who was killed as a martyr when he was with you at the battle of Uhud, their paternal uncle has taken all their property and inheritance, and he has not left anything for them. What do you think, Messenger of Allah? They cannot be married unless they have some property. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah will decide regarding the matter. Then the verse of Surat an-Nisa was revealed: "Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children's (inheritance)." Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Call to me the woman and her husband's brother. He then said to their paternal uncle: Give them two-thirds and their mother an eighth, and what remains is yours.

Abu Dawud said: The narrator Bishr made a mistake. They were the daughters of Sa'd b. al-Rabi' for Thabit b. Qais was killed in the battle of Yamamah.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2891).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فِي الْأَسْوَاف ) : بِالْفَاءِ. قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : هُوَ اِسْم لِحَرَمِ الْمَدِينَة الَّذِي حَرَّمَهُ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اِنْتَهَى. وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ بِالْقَافِ مَكَان الْفَاء ( هَاتَانِ بِنْتَا ثَابِت بْن قَيْس ) : قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : هُوَ غَلَط مِنْ بَعْض الرُّوَاة , فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ سَعْد بْن الرَّبِيع وَهُمَا اِبْنَتَاهُ وَقُتِلَ سَعْد بِأُحُدٍ وَبَقِيَ ثَابِت بْن قَيْس حَتَّى شَهِدَ الْيَمَامَة فِي عَهْد أَبِي بَكْر رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ. اِنْتَهَى مُلَخَّصًا ( قُتِلَ مَعَك ) : أَيْ مُصَاحِبًا لَك. قَالَ الطِّيبِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّه لَا يَجُوز أَنْ يَتَعَلَّق مَعَك بِقُتِلَ اِنْتَهَى. وَالْحَاصِل أَنَّهُ ظَرْف مُسْتَقِلّ لَا ظَرْف لَغْو ( وَقَدْ اِسْ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2891
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2891
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2891
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2891

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