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Sahih al-Bukhari 6739 (Book 85, Hadith 16) #6482
Islamic Laws of Inheritance

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the Islamic laws of inheritance, which states that a male should be given the equivalent of two female's portion, and for parents one-sixth each, for wife one-eighth or one-fourth depending on whether the deceased has children or not, and for husband one-half or one-fourth depending on whether the deceased has children or not.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: (During the early days of Islam), the inheritance used to be given to one's offspring and legacy used to be bequeathed to the parents, then Allah cancelled what He wished from that order and decreed that the male should be given the equivalent of the portion of two females, and for the parents one-sixth for each of them, and for one's wife one-eighth (if the deceased has children) and one-fourth (if he has no children), for one's husband one-half (if the deceased has no children) and one-fourth (if she has children).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ وَرْقَاءَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ الْمَالُ لِلْوَلَدِ، وَكَانَتِ الْوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَالِدَيْنِ، فَنَسَخَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا أَحَبَّ، فَجَعَلَ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلَ حَظِّ الأُنْثَيَيْنِ، وَجَعَلَ لِلأَبَوَيْنِ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا السُّدُسُ، وَجَعَلَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الثُّمُنَ وَالرُّبُعَ، وَلِلزَّوْجِ الشَّطْرَ وَالرُّبُعَ‏.‏
TOPICS
inheritance  *  bequest  *  male  *  female  *  portion  *  nasab  *  wasiyyah  *  rajul  *  imraah  *  fardh

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic laws regarding inheritance fairly and justly .

EXPLANATIONS:
According to this hadith narrated by Ibn 'Abbas, Islam has certain laws regarding inheritance. These laws state that a male should be given twice as much as a female in terms of their portion from an inheritance. For parents, they are entitled to receive one sixth each from the inheritance. For wives who have children with their deceased husband will receive one eighth while those without any children will get a quarter of their husband's estate. Lastly, husbands who have no children with their deceased wife will get half while those with kids will only get a quarter from her estate. These rules are set in place to ensure fairness and justice when it comes to distributing an inheritance among family members after someone passes away.

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