Ikrama عكرمة · Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When an infant has raised its voice (and then dies), it will be treated as an heir.

I used to learn the reading of the Qur'an from Umm Sa'd, daughter of al-Rabi'. She was an orphan in the guardianship of Abu Bakr. I read the Qur'anic verse "To those also to whom your right hand was pledged." She said: Do not read the verse; "To those also to whom your right hand was pledged." This was revealed about Abu Bakr and his son 'Abd al-Rahman when he refused to accept Islam. Abu Bakr took an oath that…