باب: ترجيح قول زيد بن ثابت على قول غيره من الصحابة رضي الله عنهم أجمعين في علم الفرائض
Preferring the view of Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) over that of the other Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) in the laws of inheritance
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It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most merciful of my Ummah is Abu Bakr, the sternest of them in the religion of Allah is Umar, the most genuine of them in modesty is Uthman, the most knowledgeable of them in the fara'id (laws of inheritance) is Zayd, the best reciter of them is Ubayy, and the most knowledgeable of them about the lawful and the unlawful is Mu'adh. Indeed, every nation has a trustee, and the trustee of this Ummah is Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12186
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح۔ احمد 12935۔ ابن ماجه 154۔155»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The gentlest of my Ummah is Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the sternest in the religion of Allah is Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the most genuine in modesty is Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) is the most expert in the knowledge of the fara'id (laws of inheritance), Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) is the best reciter, and the most knowledgeable about the lawful and the unlawful is Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him). Every nation has a trustee, and the trustee of this Ummah is Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12187
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The most merciful of my Ummah towards my Ummah is Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and the sternest of them in the religion of Allah is Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)." Then he mentioned the others after that.
Bishr bin al-Mufaddal, Isma'il ibn Ulayyah and Muhammad bin Abi Adi narrated it from Khalid al-Hadhdha, from Abu Qilabah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as mursal, except for his statement about Abu Ubaydah, which they connected at its end, making it from Anas bin Malik from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). All of these narrators are thiqat (trustworthy) and firmly reliable, and Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12188
Musa bin Ali narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people at al-Jabiyah and said: Whoever intends to ask about the Qur'an, let him go to Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him); whoever intends to ask about the fara'id (laws of inheritance), let him go to Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him); whoever intends to ask about fiqh (jurisprudence), let him go to Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him); and whoever intends to ask about wealth, let him come to me, for Allah has made me its treasurer and distributor.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12189
Ja'far bin Burqan said: I heard al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) saying: "Had Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) not written down the knowledge of the fara'id (inheritance), I think it would have departed from the people."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12190
Yusuf bin al-Majishun said: I heard Ibn Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) saying: Had Uthman bin Affan and Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them both) died early, the science of fara'id (inheritance) would have perished until the Day of Resurrection. A time came upon the people when no one other than these two knew it well.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12191
Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) four men collected the Qur'an: Ubayy bin Ka'b, Mu'adh bin Jabal, Zayd bin Thabit and Abu Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them). He said: I said to Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): Who is Abu Zayd? Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: One of my paternal uncles.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12192
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: You are a young, intelligent man; you cannot be suspected in the matter, and you used to write the revelation for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So gather the Qur'an with thorough searching and effort.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12193
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Letters come to me which I do not like anyone to read. Do you know the Syriac language?" I said: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then learn it." So I learned it in seventeen days.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12194
Kharijah bin Zayd narrates from his father that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah, I was brought to him. I recited something before him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Learn the script of the Jews, for I do not trust their scribes." Sayyiduna Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Fifteen days had not passed before I learned it. Then I used to write for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it was I who would read their letters out to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12195
Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) took hold of the saddle of Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "O son of the paternal uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Step aside." He replied: "This is how we treat our elders and our scholars."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12196
Ammar bin Abi Ammar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) died, we were sitting with Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) in the shade of a building, and he said: This is how knowledge departs; indeed, a great deal of knowledge has been buried today.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12197
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I came to Madinah and asked about the Companions of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and they told me that Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was among those firmly grounded in knowledge.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12198
Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There are two distinctions in the knowledge of Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him): the knowledge of the Qur'an and of the fara'id (laws of inheritance).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الفرائض / 12199