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Sunan Ibn Majah 2749

Chapter: Division of inheritance

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2749

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ نَافِعًا، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الإِسْلاَمُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الإِسْلاَمِ ‏"

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whatever division of inheritance was made during the Ignorance period, stands according to the division of the Ignorance period, and whatever division of inheritance was made during Islam, it stands according to the division of Islam.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2749).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاث ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف لِضَعْفِ اِبْن لَهِيعَة.…

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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 AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2749
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH Good (hasan)Hasan Lighairihi The hadith No. 2749
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 2749
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2749

Other versions

Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 3067

‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “An estate which was divided in the pre-Islamic period following the division in force then, but any estate in Islamic times must follow the division appointed by Islam.” Ibn Majah transmitted it.

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِّمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (4)
  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1667)مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ , فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ , وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الْإِسْلَامُ , فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ
  • المدونة الكبرى لمالك بن أنس (494)مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى قَسْمِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الْإِِسْلامُ وَلَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَهُوَ عَلَى قَسْمِ الْإِِسْلامِ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (238)مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَتِهِ ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الإِسْلامُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قَسَمِ الإِسْلامِ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6673)مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِّمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَإِنَّهُ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الإِسْلامُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قَسَمِ الإِسْلامِ

On the same subject

Authentic Muwatta Malik 1439

Yahya related to me from Malik that Thawr ibn Zayd ad-Dili said, "I heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'A house or land that has been divided in the Jahiliyya, it is according to the division of the Jahiliyya. A house or land which has not been divided…

"‏ أَيُّمَا دَارٍ أَوْ أَرْضٍ قُسِمَتْ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهِيَ عَلَى قَسْمِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَأَيُّمَا دَارٍ أَوْ أَرْضٍ أَدْرَكَهَا الإِسْلاَمُ وَلَمْ تُقْسَمْ فَهِيَ عَلَى قَسْمِ الإِسْلاَمِ ‏"

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2914

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: An estate which was divided in pre-Islamic period may follow the division in force then, but any estate in Islamic times must follow the division laid down by Islam.

كُلُّ قَسْمٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى مَا قُسِمَ لَهُ وَكُلُّ قَسْمٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الإِسْلاَمُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قَسْمِ الإِسْلاَمِ ‏"

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās + 1 other version

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