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Sunan Abi Dawud 2896 (Book 19, Hadith 12) #23186
Inheritance Distribution in Islam

SUMMARY: A man asked the Prophet ﷺ about his son's inheritance and was told that he would receive a sixth, with an additional sixth as an allowance.

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A man came to the Prophet and said: My son has died; what do I receive from his estate? He replied: You receive a sixth. When he turned away he called him and said: You receive another sixth. When he turned away, he called him and said: The other sixth is an allowance (beyond what is due). Qatadah said: They (the Companions) did not know the heirs with whom he was given (a sixth). Qatadah said: The minimum share given to the grandfather was a sixth.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّ ابْنَ ابْنِي مَاتَ فَمَا لِي مِنْ مِيرَاثِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَكَ السُّدُسُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَكَ سُدُسٌ آخَرُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ السُّدُسَ الآخَرَ طُعْمَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ فَلاَ يَدْرُونَ مَعَ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ وَرَّثَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ أَقَلُّ شَىْءٍ وَرِثَ الْجَدُّ السُّدُسَ

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inheritance  *  distribution  *  law  *  sixth  *  faraidh  *  warith

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous when distributing inheritance among family members.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the distribution of inheritance according to Islamic law. When a person dies, their estate is divided among their heirs according to certain rules set out by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In this hadith, a man came to the Prophet and asked what he would receive from his son's estate. The Prophet replied that he would receive a sixth of it, and then added another sixth as an allowance beyond what was due. This shows us that Islam encourages generosity when it comes to distributing inheritance among family members. It also teaches us that we should not be greedy when it comes to our rights; rather, we should be generous and understanding towards others who may have less than us.

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