Sunan Abi Dawud

Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id) — Hadith #2898

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id):Hadith 2898
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، وَمَخْلَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ مَخْلَدٍ وَهُوَ الأَشْبَعُ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ اقْسِمِ الْمَالَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْفَرَائِضِ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَمَا تَرَكَتِ الْفَرَائِضُ فَلأَوْلَى ذَكَرٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Divide the property among those whose share have been prescribed in the Book of Allah, and what remains from the prescribed shares goes to the nearest male heirs.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Hafs bin 'Umar bin al-Harith حفص بن عمر بن الحارث → Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج → Ali bin Abi Talha علي بن أبي طلحة → Rashid bin Sa'd راشد بن سعد → al-Miqdam bin Ma'di Karb

Chain Family Tree

5 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih