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Sahih al-Bukhari 6743 (Book 85, Hadith 20) #6486
Laws of Inheritance Revealed

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ visited Jabir while he was sick and sprinkled some water of his ablution over him, which made him conscious. After this, the Divine Verses regarding the laws of inheritance were revealed.

Narrated Jabir: While I was sick, the Prophet entered upon me and asked for some water to perform ablution, and after he had finished his ablution, he sprinkled some water of his ablution over me, whereupon I became conscious and said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I have sisters". Then the Divine Verses regarding the laws of inheritance were revealed.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ وَأَنَا مَرِيضٌ، فَدَعَا بِوَضُوءٍ فَتَوَضَّأَ، ثُمَّ نَضَحَ عَلَىَّ مِنْ وَضُوئِهِ فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا لِي أَخَوَاتٌ‏.‏ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْفَرَائِضِ‏.‏

TOPICS
inheritance  *  laws  *  revelation  *  mawaris  *  wajib

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous with your wealth; Take care of your family members; Follow Islamic law; Give what is rightfully theirs according to Islamic law after you pass away.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the revelation of laws regarding inheritance. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) visited Jabir while he was sick and sprinkled some water from his ablution over him, which made him conscious again. After this incident, Allah revealed verses in the Quran that outlined the laws for inheritance among family members. These verses are known as ‘Mawaris’ and they make it obligatory for a person to give a certain portion of their wealth to their family members after they die. This hadith teaches us that we should be generous with our wealth and take care of our family members even after we pass away by giving them what is rightfully theirs according to Islamic law.

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