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Sahih Muslim 1616b (Book 23, Hadith 7) #11257
The Inheritance of Children According to Islam

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Abu Bakr (RA) visiting Jabir b. 'Abdullah (RA), who was unconscious, and sprinkling water over him to make him feel better. Allah then revealed a verse regarding the inheritance of children.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) reported: Allah's Apostle and Abi Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) visited me on foot in Banu Salama, and found me unconscious. He (the Holy Prophet) called for water and performed ablution and sprinkled out of it (the water) over me. I felt relieved. I said: Allah's Messenger, what should I do with my property? And this verse was revealed:" Allah enjoins you concerning your children: for the male is equal of the portion of two females".
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ عَادَنِي النَّبِيُّ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي بَنِي سَلَمَةَ يَمْشِيَانِ فَوَجَدَنِي لاَ أَعْقِلُ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ رَشَّ عَلَىَّ مِنْهُ فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ فِي مَالِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَنَزَلَتْ ‏{‏يُوصِيكُمُ اللَّهُ فِي أَوْلاَدِكُمْ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الأُنْثَيَيْنِ‏}‏

TOPICS
inheritance  *  children  *  verse  *  ablution  *  wasaya  *  qisas  *  salama

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth by giving your children their due share when you pass away . Follow Islamic teachings on division of wealth among heirs . Respect equality between genders while dividing inheritances .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about a situation in which Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Abu Bakr (RA) visited Jabir b. 'Abdullah (RA). When they arrived, they found that he was unconscious, so they called for water and performed ablution with it before sprinkling it on him to make him feel better. After this incident, Allah revealed a verse regarding inheritance among children in Islam; according to this verse, males are given twice as much as females when it comes to inheritance rights. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth by giving our children their due share when we pass away; however, males should receive double what females do in terms of inheritance rights according to Islamic teachings.

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