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(Book 29, Hadith 40) #36256
Making a Terminally Ill Man's Wife an Heir

SUMMARY: Uthman ibn Affan made a terminally ill man's wife an heir after the end of her idda.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Talha ibn Abdullah ibn Awf said, and he knew that better than them, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf divorced his wife irrevocably while he was terminally ill, and Uthman ibn Affan made her an heir after the end of her idda.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، - قَالَ وَكَانَ أَعْلَمَهُمْ بِذَلِكَ - وَعَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ الْبَتَّةَ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَوَرَّثَهَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ مِنْهُ بَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ عِدَّتِهَا

TOPICS
divorce  *  inheritance  *  idda  *  affan

QUICK LESSONS:
Take care of those in need; Be generous; Exercise caution when divorcing; Make sure those affected by divorce are taken care off financially; Respect marriage contracts; Provide for your family even if you cannot be with them physically anymore .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the generosity of Uthman Ibn Affan towards a terminally ill man's wife. The man had divorced his wife irrevocably while he was terminally ill and could not provide for her financially anymore. However, Uthman Ibn Affan made sure that she was taken care of by making her an heir after the end of her idda period. This shows us how important it is to take care of those who are in need and how generous we should be towards them even if they are not our family or close friends. It also teaches us that divorce should be done with caution as it can have serious consequences on both parties involved in the marriage contract.

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