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Sunan Ibn Majah 2726 (Book 23, Hadith 8) #32080
The Importance of Leaving Behind an Heir

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of leaving behind an heir and how the Prophet (PBUH) spoke harshly to Umar bin Khattab about it.

It was narrated from Ma’dan bin Abu Talhah Al-Ya’muri that 'Umar bin Khattab stood up to deliver a sermon one Friday, or he addressed them one Friday. He praised and glorified Allah, and said: "By Allah, I am not leaving behind any problem more difficult than the one who leaves behind an heir. I asked the Messenger of Allah , and he never spoke so harshly to me about anything as he spoke to me about this. He jabbed his finger into my side or my chest and said: 'O 'Umar, sufficient for you is the Verse that was revealed in summer, at the end of Surat An-Nisa’".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الْيَعْمُرِيِّ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَامَ خَطِيبًا يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَوْ خَطَبَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا أَدَعُ بَعْدِي شَيْئًا هُوَ أَهَمُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْكَلاَلَةِ وَقَدْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَىْءٍ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِيهَا حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي جَنْبِي أَوْ فِي صَدْرِي ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا عُمَرُ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي نَزَلَتْ فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ

TOPICS
inheritance  *  succession  *  legacy  *  faraidh  *  wasiyyah  *  annisa

QUICK LESSONS:
Make sure you leave a will or testament known as wasiyyah so your heirs can receive their inheritance after you pass away .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of leaving behind an heir, which is a part of Islamic inheritance law known as faraidh. It was narrated by Madan bin Abu Talhah Al-Yamuri that 'Umar bin Khattab stood up to deliver a sermon one Friday, or he addressed them one Friday. He praised and glorified Allah, and said that he was not leaving behind any problem more difficult than the one who leaves behind an heir. Umar then asked the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for advice on this matter, and in response, he jabbed his finger into Umar's side or chest and said "O 'Umar, sufficient for you is the Verse that was revealed in summer at the end of Surat An-Nisa." This verse speaks to how important it is for Muslims to make sure they leave behind a will or testament known as wasiyyah so their heirs can receive their inheritance after they pass away.

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