Skip to content

Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4580

"And to everyone, We have appointed heirs of that (property) left by parents and relatives. To those, also, with whom you have made a pledge (brotherhood), give them their due portion [by Wasiya (wills)]. Truly, Allah is Ever a Witness over all things." (V.4:33)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 4580

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنِي الصَّلْتُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاس ٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ ‏‏{‏وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ‏}‏

قَالَ وَرَثَةً‏.‏ ‏{‏وَالَّذِينَ عَاقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ‏}‏ كَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ يَرِثُ الْمُهَاجِرُ الأَنْصَارِيَّ دُونَ ذَوِي رَحِمِهِ لِلأُخُوَّةِ الَّتِي آخَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ‏}‏ نُسِخَتْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏{‏وَالَّذِينَ عَاقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ ‏}‏ مِنَ النَّصْرِ، وَالرِّفَادَةِ وَالنَّصِيحَةِ، وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الْمِيرَاثُ وَيُوصِي لَهُ‏.‏

Narrated Ibn `Abbas:

Regarding the Verse: "To everyone, We have appointed heirs." (4.33) 'Mawali' means heirs. And regarding:-- "And those to whom your right hands have pledged." When the Emigrants came to Medina, an Emigrant used to be the heir of an Ansari with the exclusion of the latter's relatives, and that was because of the bond of brotherhood which the Prophet (ﷺ) had established between them (i.e. the Emigrants and the Ansar). So when the Verses:-- "To everyone We have appointed heirs." was revealed, (the inheritance through bond of brotherhood) was cancelled. Ibn `Abbas then said: "And those to whom your right hands have pledged." is concerned with the covenant of helping and advising each other. So allies are no longer to be the heir of each other, but they can bequeath each other some of their property by means of a will.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4580, 2292, 6747) and Abu Dawud (No. 2922).

Copy
Copy:
Report an error

Classical commentary

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا الصَّلْت بْن مُحَمَّد ) تَقَدَّمَ هَذَا الْحَدِيث سَنَدًا وَمَتْنًا فِي الْكَفَالَة , وَأُحِيلَ بِشَرْحِهِ عَلَى هَذَا الْمَوْضِع. قَوْله : ( عَنْ إِدْرِيس ) هُوَ اِبْن يَزِيد الْأَوْدِيُّ بِفَتْحِ الْأَلِف وَسُكُون الْوَاو وَالِد عَبْد اللَّه بْن إِدْرِيس الْفَقِيه الْكُوفِيّ , وَإِدْرِيس ثِقَة عِنْدهمْ , وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيّ سِوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث. وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَة الطَّبَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَة " حَدَّثَنَا إِدْرِيس بْن يَزِيد ". قَوْله : ( عَنْ طَلْحَة بْن مُصَرِّف ) وَقَعَ فِي الْفَرَائِض " عَنْ إِسْحَاق بْن إِبْرَاهِيم عَنْ أَبِي أُسَامَة عَنْ إِدْرِيس حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَة ". قَوْله : ( وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ , قَالَ : وَرَثَة…

Read more

Scholars’ grades

Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih al-Bukhari).

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2292

Ibn `Abbas said, "In the verse: To every one We have appointed ' (Muwaliya Muwaliya means one's) heirs (4.33).' (And regarding the verse) 'And those with whom your right hands have made a pledge.' Ibn `Abbas said, "When the emigrants came to the Prophet (ﷺ) in Medina, the emigrant would inherit the…

الْمُهَاجِرُونَ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ يَرِثُ الْمُهَاجِرُ الأَنْصَارِيَّ دُونَ ذَوِي رَحِمِهِ لِلأُخُوَّةِ الَّتِي آخَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمْ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ‏‏{‏وَلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6747

Regarding the Holy Verse:--'And to everyone, We have appointed heirs..' And:-- (4.33) 'To those also to Whom your right hands have pledged.' (4.33) When the emigrants came to Medina, the Ansar used to be the heir of the emigrants (and vice versa) instead of their own kindred by blood…

كَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ يَرِثُ الأَنْصَارِيُّ الْمُهَاجِرِيَّ دُونَ ذَوِي رَحِمِهِ لِلأُخُوَّةِ الَّتِي آخَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمْ

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2922

"To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give your portion." When the Emigrants came to Medina. they inherited from the Helpers without any blood-relationship with them for the brotherhood which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) established between them. When the following verse was revealed…

قَالَ كَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ تُوَرِّثُ الأَنْصَارَ دُونَ ذَوِي رَحِمِهِ لِلأُخُوَّةِ الَّتِي آخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ ‏‏{‏ وَلِكُلٍّ…

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Verses cited

Topics