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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2105 (Book 29, Hadith 16) #27737
Paying Inheritance of Deceased Freed Slave

SUMMARY: The Prophet (S.A.W) instructed to pay the inheritance of a deceased freed slave to someone in the town, as he had no heirs.

Aishah narrated that a freed slave of the Prophet (s.a.w) fell from foliage on a date-palm and died. So the Prophet (S.A.W) said: "See if he has any heirs". They said: "No". He said: 'Pay it to someone among the people of the town".
حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، قال: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الأَصْبَهَانِيِّ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ مَوْلًى، لِلنَّبِيِّ وَقَعَ مِنْ عِذْقِ نَخْلَةٍ فَمَاتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ انْظُرُوا هَلْ لَهُ مِنْ وَارِثٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَادْفَعُوهُ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ

TOPICS
inheritance  *  deceased  *  slave  *  town  *  arrizq  *  mawt  *  mukatab  *  balad

QUICK LESSONS:
Ensure justice is served even after death ; Take care of those less fortunate than ourselves ; Fulfill people's rights ; Give charity on behalf of others when necessary .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of paying inheritance to those who are entitled to it even if they have passed away. In this case it was a freed slave who died without any heirs and so the Prophet Muhammad SAW instructed that his inheritance should be paid to someone in the town instead. This teaches us that we should always ensure that people's rights are fulfilled even after their death and not neglect them or forget about them. It also shows us how important it is for us to take care of those who are less fortunate than ourselves and make sure they get what is rightfully theirs even if they cannot do so themselves due to their circumstances or death.

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