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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الفرائضFrom the Book of Inheritance
باب قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ في الْجَدِّ:Chapter on Ibn Abbas's opinion regarding the grandfather
Hadith 2957
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ الْعَبْسِيِّ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَعْقِلٍ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ الْجَد ؟ فَقَالَ: "أَيُّ أَبٍ لَكَ أَكْبَر ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا: آدَمُ، قَالَ: أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ إِلَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: يَا بَنِي آدَمَ سورة الأعراف آية 26.
Abdur Rahman bin Mu’qil said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about the grandfather, so he said: Who is the greatest among your fathers (grandfathers)? (And in another narration: When the questioner could not answer,) I said: Adam (is the greatest father). He replied: Have you not heard the saying of Allah Almighty: "O children of Adam"?
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 2948 to 2957)
Their likely intent was that the supreme ancestor, Adam (alayhis salam), should be regarded as the father, because when people are called the children of Adam, then Adam (alayhis salam) is indeed their father. And when the supreme ancestor is considered the father, then the lesser ancestors, i.e., the immediate grandfathers, will also be in the rank of father.
And Allah knows best.
Their likely intent was that the supreme ancestor, Adam (alayhis salam), should be regarded as the father, because when people are called the children of Adam, then Adam (alayhis salam) is indeed their father. And when the supreme ancestor is considered the father, then the lesser ancestors, i.e., the immediate grandfathers, will also be in the rank of father.
And Allah knows best.
