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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الفرائضFrom the Book of Inheritance
باب مِيرَاثِ ذَوِي الأَرْحَامِ:Chapter on inheritance of distant relatives
Hadith 3095
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هَانِئٍ، قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَامِرٌ عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ أَوْ رَجُلٍ، تُوُفِّيَ وَتَرَكَ خَالَةً وَعَمَّةً، قَالَ: "لَيْسَ لَهُ وَارِثٌ وَلَا رَحِمٌ غَيْرُهُمَا"، فَقَالَ: كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ يُنَزِّلُ الْخَالَةَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ أُمِّهِ، وَيُنَزِّلُ الْعَمَّةَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ أَخِيهَا.
Abu Hani said: 'Amir Sha'bi, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked: If a woman or a man passes away, and leaves behind a maternal aunt and a paternal aunt, and besides them there is no other heir or relative, Sha'bi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, used to give the maternal aunt the share of the mother and the paternal aunt the share of her brother, that is, the deceased woman's brother.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 3082 to 3095)
From all these traditions and ahadith, it is understood that, according to most of the Companions (Sahabah) and Followers (Tabi'in), in the absence of real heirs, the maternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, niece (brother’s daughter), and niece (sister’s daughter), etc., will be the heirs of the deceased. This is the view of the majority of the noble scholars and jurists, and this is the preferred opinion.
From all these traditions and ahadith, it is understood that, according to most of the Companions (Sahabah) and Followers (Tabi'in), in the absence of real heirs, the maternal uncle, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, niece (brother’s daughter), and niece (sister’s daughter), etc., will be the heirs of the deceased. This is the view of the majority of the noble scholars and jurists, and this is the preferred opinion.
