سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الفرائضChapters on Shares of Inheritance
بَابُ : قِسْمَةِ الْمَوَارِيثِChapter: Division of inheritance
Hadith 2749
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ لَهِيعَةَ ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ نَافِعًا يُخْبِرُ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " مَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ قُسِمَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ ، وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ مِيرَاثٍ أَدْرَكَهُ الْإِسْلَامُ فَهُوَ عَلَى قِسْمَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ " .
´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Whatever division of inheritance was made during the Ignorance period, stands according to the division of the Ignorance period, and whatever division of inheritance was made during Islam, it stands according to the division of Islam.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The actions that were done contrary to Islam before accepting Islam are forgiven after embracing Islam. However, if it is possible to rectify them, then rectification is necessary. For example:
If someone had two women in marriage who were sisters to each other, the children born from them before accepting Islam will be considered legitimate children, but after accepting Islam, it will be necessary to divorce one of them.
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Even in the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), adultery (zina) was considered disgraceful and an evil act, and a distinction was made between legitimate and illegitimate children. Therefore, children born as a result of unlawful relations before accepting Islam cannot be given the status of legitimate children, as has been explained in detail in Chapter 14.
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The actions that were done contrary to Islam before accepting Islam are forgiven after embracing Islam. However, if it is possible to rectify them, then rectification is necessary. For example:
If someone had two women in marriage who were sisters to each other, the children born from them before accepting Islam will be considered legitimate children, but after accepting Islam, it will be necessary to divorce one of them.
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Even in the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), adultery (zina) was considered disgraceful and an evil act, and a distinction was made between legitimate and illegitimate children. Therefore, children born as a result of unlawful relations before accepting Islam cannot be given the status of legitimate children, as has been explained in detail in Chapter 14.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2749
