سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الفرائضFrom the Book of Inheritance
باب: الْوَلاَءُ لِلْكُبْرِ:Chapter: Wala' belongs to the eldest
Hadith 3055
أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عُمَرَ، وَعَلِيٍّ، وَزَيْدٍ، قَالَ: وَأَحْسَبُهُ قَدْ ذَكَرَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَيْضًا: أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا: "الْوَلَاءُ لِلْكُبْرِ . يَعْنُونَ بِالْكُبْرِ: مَا كَانَ أَقْرَبَ بِأَبٍ أَوْ أُمٍّ".
It is narrated from Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Zaid, and I think Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them all) all said: The right of inheritance (wala') is for the closest, and by "closest" they meant the one who is nearest to the father and mother.
