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Hadith 811
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وعن المقدام بن معديكرب قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : «الخال وارث من لا وارث له ».أخرجه أحمد والأربعة سوى الترمذي وحسنه أبو زرعة الرازي وصححه الحاكم و ابن حبان .
Narrated al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (RA): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A maternal uncle is heir of him who has no inheritor." [Ahmad and al-Arba'a reported it excluding at-Tirmidhi. Abu Zur'a ar-Razi graded it Hasan (good), and al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الفرائض، باب في ميراث ذوي الأرحام، حديث:2899، 2901، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:4 /76، 77، حديث:6354، 6355، 6356، وابن ماجه، الديات، حديث:2634، وأحمد:1 /28، 46، 4 /131، وانظر علل الحديث لابن أبي حاتم الرازي:2 /51، وابن حبان (الإحسان):7 /611، حديث:6003، والحاكم:4 /344.»©Explanation:
➊ According to this hadith, if none from among the possessors of prescribed shares (dhawu al-furud) and agnates (asaba) are alive, then the maternal uncle (mamu) will be the heir.
➋ There is a difference of opinion among the scholars of inheritance regarding considering distant kindred (dhawu al-arham) as heirs; a large group considers them to be heirs.
➌ The status of the maternal aunt (khala) is the same as that of the maternal uncle (mamu).
If she is also not present, then the estate will be deposited into the public treasury (bayt al-mal).
➍ According to those who do not accept the inheritance of distant kindred (dhawu al-arham), in the absence of agnates (asaba), the estate will be deposited into the public treasury (bayt al-mal).
However, in this matter, the opinion of the majority (jumhur) is the preferred one.
«أخرجه أبوداود، الفرائض، باب في ميراث ذوي الأرحام، حديث:2899، 2901، والنسائي في الكبرٰي:4 /76، 77، حديث:6354، 6355، 6356، وابن ماجه، الديات، حديث:2634، وأحمد:1 /28، 46، 4 /131، وانظر علل الحديث لابن أبي حاتم الرازي:2 /51، وابن حبان (الإحسان):7 /611، حديث:6003، والحاكم:4 /344.»©Explanation:
➊ According to this hadith, if none from among the possessors of prescribed shares (dhawu al-furud) and agnates (asaba) are alive, then the maternal uncle (mamu) will be the heir.
➋ There is a difference of opinion among the scholars of inheritance regarding considering distant kindred (dhawu al-arham) as heirs; a large group considers them to be heirs.
➌ The status of the maternal aunt (khala) is the same as that of the maternal uncle (mamu).
If she is also not present, then the estate will be deposited into the public treasury (bayt al-mal).
➍ According to those who do not accept the inheritance of distant kindred (dhawu al-arham), in the absence of agnates (asaba), the estate will be deposited into the public treasury (bayt al-mal).
However, in this matter, the opinion of the majority (jumhur) is the preferred one.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 811
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The care of destitute and needy Muslims, as well as orphaned children, is the responsibility of the Islamic government.
➋ In the case of accidental killing (qatl khata), the payment of blood money (diyah) is the responsibility of the killer’s ‘asaba (male agnate relatives/tribe). However, if someone does not have any ‘asaba relatives present, then this responsibility is transferred to the state.
➌ In the absence of ‘asaba, dhawu al-arham (uterine relatives) become the heirs, and they are also responsible for the payment of the diyah. For further benefits, also see the commentary on hadith 2634.
➊ The care of destitute and needy Muslims, as well as orphaned children, is the responsibility of the Islamic government.
➋ In the case of accidental killing (qatl khata), the payment of blood money (diyah) is the responsibility of the killer’s ‘asaba (male agnate relatives/tribe). However, if someone does not have any ‘asaba relatives present, then this responsibility is transferred to the state.
➌ In the absence of ‘asaba, dhawu al-arham (uterine relatives) become the heirs, and they are also responsible for the payment of the diyah. For further benefits, also see the commentary on hadith 2634.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2738
