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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
تفسير من سورة النساء إلى سورة الأعرافInterpretation from Surah An-Nisa to Surah Al-A'raf
بَابُ :«يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ »Chapter: "They request from you a [legal] ruling. Say: Allah gives you a ruling concerning kalalah"
Hadith 8573
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ اشْتَكَيْتُ وَعِنْدِي سَبْعُ أَخَوَاتٍ لِي فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَضَحَ فِي وَجْهِي فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُوصِي لِأَخَوَاتِي بِالثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ أَحْسِنْ قُلْتُ بِالشَّطْرِ قَالَ أَحْسِنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَتَرَكَنِي ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ إِنِّي لَا أَرَاكَ مَيِّتًا مِنْ وَجَعِكَ هَذَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ فَبَيَّنَ الَّذِي لِأَخَوَاتِكَ فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُثَيْنِ فَكَانَ جَابِرٌ يَقُولُ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِيَّ يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ [سورة النساء: ١٧٦]
Narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me and sprinkled water on my face, and I regained consciousness. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Should I bequeath two-thirds of my wealth for my sisters? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do more. I said: Should I bequeath half of my wealth? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do more. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) left me and then returned and said: O Jabir! I think you will not die from this illness. In any case, Allah Almighty has revealed the Qur’an and clarified the share of your sisters and has given them two-thirds. Sayyiduna Jabir used to say: This verse was revealed about me: {یَسْتَفْتُونَکَ قُلِ اللّٰہُ یُفْتِیکُمْ فِی الْکَلَالَۃِ}.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Apparently, there is a difficulty in the hadith that when it came to bequeathing two-thirds of the wealth, the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Do better, give more.” So Jabir said, “I will bequeath half.” It is evident that half is less than two-thirds, and similarly with the next statement. The answer given to this is that in “la khawati,” the “lam” is in the meaning of “ala” (upon), meaning: I will bequeath two-thirds, giving preference to the sisters and the needy, and the remainder I will give to the sisters. So the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: “Give more to the sisters.” Then, even after half, he said: “Give even more to the sisters.” Then, when the verse of inheritance was revealed, it became clear that more than one sister would receive two-thirds of the share. (See Balugh al-Amani) (Abdullah Rafiq)
