Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) reports that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): How should we distribute the inheritance of a kalalah (a deceased person who leaves neither ascendants nor descendants, that is, neither father nor son)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Has Allah Almighty not made it clear?" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And if a man whose inheritance is to be distributed is a kalalah" to the end. But it seemed that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) could not understand its full detail, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "They ask you for a ruling. Say: Allah gives you a ruling concerning the kalalah" to the end of the verse. Yet Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was still not fully satisfied, so he said to Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her): "When you see the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a pleasant mood, ask him about this (matter of kalalah)." So when she found him (peace and blessings be upon him) in a cheerful state, she asked him about it, whereupon he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did your father tell you to ask this? I think your father will never understand it (properly)." After that, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "I too think that I will never know it, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has said about me what he had to say." Technically, this narration is sahih (authentic), provided that Sa'id bin al-Musayyib heard it from Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her).
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الوصايا / 1537
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
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