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Sunan Ibn Majah 2749 (Book 23, Hadith 31) #32103
Division of Inheritance According to Islamic Law

SUMMARY: Inheritance should be divided according to the laws of Islam, not those of pre-Islamic times.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: "Whatever division of inheritance was made during the Ignorance period, stands according to the division of the Ignorance period, and whatever division of inheritance was made during Islam, it stands according to the division of Islam".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ نَافِعًا، يُخْبِرُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الإِسْلاَمُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الإِسْلاَمِ

TOPICS
inheritance  *  division  *  period  *  rizq  *  taksim  *  islam

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic law for dividing inheritances .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that when it comes to inheritance division, Muslims should follow the laws and regulations set by Allah in the Quran and Sunnah. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that whatever division was made during pre Islamic times should remain as is but any division made during Islamic times must follow the rules set by Allah. This means that if a person dies without leaving a will or instructions on how their inheritance should be divided then it must be done according to what is prescribed in the Quran and Sunnah. It also teaches us that we must always strive to do things according to what Allah has commanded us even if it goes against our own desires or cultural norms.

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