Marwan bin Hakam said: Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Sayyiduna Umar bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "I have an opinion regarding the inheritance of the grandfather; if you consider it appropriate, then follow it." Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If we follow you, then it is guidance and right conduct, and if we follow the Sheikh before you, who had a very good opinion..." The narrator said: (That Sheikh, meaning) Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), used to consider the grandfather in the position of the father.
Hadith Takhrijاس روایت کی سند جید ہے۔ دیکھئے: [المستدرك 340/4] ، نیز اثر رقم (2960)
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 649 to 653) All these traditions, statements, and the opinions of the pious predecessors (salaf saliheen) are mentioned, and there is also some discussion regarding their attribution. In this context, «إِخْتَلَافُأُمَّتِيرَحْمَةٌ» is also narrated as a hadith, but that too is not authentic.