Sunan Abu Dawood — Hadith 2894
Sahih
Sunan Abu Dawood : 2894
Narrated Qabisah Ibn Dhuwayb:
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ إِسْحَاق بْنِ خَرَشَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: جَاءَتِ الْجَدَّةُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى شَيْءٌ، وَمَا عَلِمْتُ لَكِ فِي سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْئًا، فَارْجِعِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ النَّاسَ، فَسَأَلَ النَّاسَ، فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ: حَضَرْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْطَاهَا السُّدُسَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: هَلْ مَعَكَ غَيْرُكَ ؟، فَقَامَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ فَقَالَ: مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ شُعْبَةَ فَأَنْفَذَهُ لَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ثُمَّ جَاءَتِ الْجَدَّةُ الأُخْرَى إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ تَسْأَلُهُ مِيرَاثَهَا، فَقَالَ: مَا لَكِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى شَيْءٌ، وَمَا كَانَ الْقَضَاءُ الَّذِي قُضِيَ بِهِ إِلَّا لِغَيْرِكِ وَمَا أَنَا بِزَائِدٍ فِي الْفَرَائِضِ، وَلَكِنْ هُوَ ذَلِكَ السُّدُسُ فَإِنِ اجْتَمَعْتُمَا فِيهِ فَهُوَ بَيْنَكُمَا وَأَيَّتُكُمَا خَلَتْ بِهِ فَهُوَ لَهَا.
A grandmother came to Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: There is nothing prescribed for you in Allah's Book, nor do I know anything for you in the Sunnah of the Prophet of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم Go home till I question the people. He then questioned the people, and al-Mughirah Ibn Shubah رضی اللہ عنہ said: I had been present with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم when he gave grandmother a sixth. Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ said: Is there anyone with you? Muhammad Ibn Maslamah stood and said the same as al-Mughirah Ibn Shubah رضی اللہ عنہ had said. So Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ made it apply to her. Another grandmother came to Umar Ibn al-Khattab رضی اللہ عنہ asking him for her share of inheritance. He said: Nothing has been prescribed for you in Allah's Book. The decision made before you was made for a grandmother other than you. I am not going to add in the shares of inheritance; but it is that sixth. If there are two of you, it is shared between you, but whichever of you is the only one left gets it all.