Volume 8, Book 80, Number 738:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “Give the Fara’id (the shares of the inheritance that are prescribed in the Qur’an)
to those who are entitled to receive it; and whatever is left should be given to the closest male relative
of the deceased.”
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 739:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas: regarding the Holy Verse:–‘And to everyone, We have appointed heirs.
When the emigrants came to Medina, the Ansar used to be the heir of the emigrants (and vice
versa) instead of their own kindred by blood (Dhawl-l-arham), and that was because of the bond of
brotherhood which the Prophet had established between them, i.e. the Ansar and the emigrants. But
when the Divine Verse:–
‘And to everyone We have appointed heirs,’ (4.33) was revealed, it cancelled the other, order i.e.
‘To those also, to whom Your right hands have pledged.’
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Volume 8, Book 80, Number 725:
Narrated Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas:
I was stricken by an ailment that led me to the verge of death. The Prophet came to pay me a visit.
I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have much property and no heir except my single daughter. Shall I give
two-thirds of my property in charity?” He said, “No.” I said, “Half of it?” He said, “No.” I said, “One-
third of it?” He said, “You may do so) though one-third is also to a much, for it is better for you to
leave your off-spring wealthy than to leave them poor, asking others for help. And whatever you
spend (for Allah’s sake) you will be rewarded for it, even for a morsel of food which you may put in
the mouth of your wife.” I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Will I remain behind and fail to complete my
emigration?” The Prophet said, “If you are left behind after me, whatever good deeds you will do for
Allah’s sake, that will upgrade you and raise you high. May be you will have long life so that some
people may benefit by you and others (the enemies) be harmed by you.” But Allah’s Apostle felt sorry
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for Sa’d bin Khaula as he died in Mecca. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that Sa’d bin Khaula was a man
from the tribe of Bani ‘Amir bin Lu’ai.)
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 726:
Narrated Al-Aswad bin Yazid:
Mu’adh bin Jabal came to us in Yemen as a tutor and a ruler, and we (the people of Yemen) asked
him about (the distribution of the property of ) a man who had died leaving a daughter and a sister.
Mu’adh gave the daughter one-half of the property and gave the sister the other half.
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 727:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Give the Fara’id (shares prescribed in the Qur’an) to those who are entitled to
receive it; and whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.’
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 728:
Narrated Huzail bin Shirahbil:
Abu Musa was asked regarding (the inheritance of) a daughter, a son’s daughter, and a sister. He
said, “The daughter will take one-half and the sister will take one-half. If you go to Ibn Mas’ud, he
will tell you the same.” Ibn Mas’ud was asked and was told of Abu Musa’s verdict. Ibn Mas’ud then
said, “If I give the same verdict, I would stray and would not be of the rightly-guided. The verdict I
will give in this case, will be the same as the Prophet did, i.e. one-half is for daughter, and one-sixth
for the son’s daughter, i.e. both shares make two-thirds of the total property; and the rest is for the
sister.” Afterwards we cams to Abu Musa and informed him of Ibn Mas’ud’s verdict, whereupon he
said, “So, do not ask me for verdicts, as long as this learned man is among you.”
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 729:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “Give the Fara’id, (the shares prescribed in the Qur’an) to those who are entitled
to receive it, and then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.”
Volume 8, Book 80, Number 730:
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
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The person about whom Allah’s Apostle said, “If I were to take a Khalil from this nation (my fol –
lowers), then I would have taken him (i.e., Abu Bakr), but the Islamic Brotherhood is better (or said:
good),” regarded a grandfather as the father himself (in inheritance).