سنن سعید بن منصور
Sunan Sa'id
كتاب ولاية العصبةBook of Agnatic Guardianship ('Asabah)
بَابُ الْمُشَرَّكَةِ
Chapter on Al-Musharaka (shared inheritance)
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Hadith 1197
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ: أنا مُغِيرَةُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، وَابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ قَالُوا «فِي الْمُشَرَّكِينَ لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ، وَلِلْأُمِّ السُّدُسُ وَمَا بَقِيَ وَهُوَ الثُّلُثُ أَشْرَكُوا فِيهِ بَيْنَ الْأُخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ وَالْأُخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ، وَالذَّكَرُ وَالْأُنْثَى فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ»
Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, and Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "The ruling regarding the polytheists is that the husband receives half, the mother receives one-sixth, and the remaining wealth is distributed equally among the brothers and sisters, whether they are from both the father and mother or only from the mother, and males and females will be equal."
Hadith 1198
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ: نا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: كَانَ عُمَرُ، وَابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يُشَرِّكُونَ، وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ لَا يُشَرِّكُ "
Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, and Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with them) used to include brothers and sisters, whereas Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not include them.
Hadith 1199
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: نا سُلَيْمَانُ التَّيْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، «أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفَ، وَلِلْأُمِّ السُّدُسَ، وَالثُّلُثَ الْبَاقِيَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ وَأَسْقَطَ الْإِخْوَةَ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ، وَأَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ أَشْرَكَ بَيْنَهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the husband half, the mother one-sixth, and the remaining portion to the brothers from the mother's side, and deprived the brothers from the father's side, while Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) included everyone.
Hadith 1200
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، وَابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ «أَشْرَكَا بَيْنَهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both) included brothers and sisters (in inheritance).
Hadith 1201
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ قَالَ: أنا خَالِدٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، أَشْرَكَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَقَالَ: «لَا أَحْرِمُهُمْ إِنِ ازْدَادُوا قُرْبًا»
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) included brothers and sisters (in inheritance) and said: "I will not deprive them because of their closer kinship."
Hadith 1202
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ الْمُنْتَشِرِ، قَالَ: «شَهِدْتُ مَسْرُوقًا وَشُرَيْحًا أَشْرَكَا بَيْنَهُمْ»
Masruq and Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on them) included brothers and sisters as heirs.
Hadith 1203
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، " أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْعَلُ الثُّلُثَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ دُونَ الْإِخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَالْأُمِّ، وَكَانَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ هُشَيْمٌ: فَرَدَدْتُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقُلْتُ كَانَ زَيْدٌ يُشَرِّكُ بَيْنَهُمْ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ الشَّعْبِيَّ حَدَّثَنَا عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَمَا قَالَ عَلِيٌّ، فَقُلْتُ: بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى "
Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did not divide equally between brothers and sisters. I said: "There is a difference of opinion between me and you regarding the view of Ibn Abi Layla."
Hadith 1204
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا مُغِيرَةُ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الزِّنَادِ عَنْ قَوْلِ زَيْدٍ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ أَبُو الزِّنَادِ: كَانَ زَيْدٌ «يُشَرِّكُ بَيْنَهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give brothers and sisters equal shares.
Hadith 1205
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، أَنَّ فَرِيضَةً كَانَتْ فِيهِمُ امْرَأَةٌ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَأُمَّهَا وَإِخْوَتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا، وَإِخْوَتَهَا لِأَبِيهَا وَأُمِّهَا، فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ: " لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ وَلِلْأُمِّ السُّدُسُ وَلِإِخْوَتِهَا مِنَ الْأُمِّ مَا بَقِيَ، تَكَامَلَتِ السِّهَامُ، قَالَ هُزَيْلٌ: فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِأَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ، فَقَالَ: لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ فِيكُمْ "
A woman left behind her husband, mother, maternal uncles, and uncles from both her father’s and mother’s side. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the verdict: “Half to the husband, one-third to the mother, and the remainder to the maternal uncles.” When this was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: “As long as this scholar (Ibn Mas’ud) is among you, do not ask me.”
Hadith 1206
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أنا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ، عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا مَاتَ وَتَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ، وَابْنَةَ أَبِيهِ، وَأُخْتَهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ فَأَتَوَا الْأَشْعَرِيَّ فَسَأَلُوهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: لِابْنَتِهِ النِّصْفُ، وَالنِّصْفُ الْبَاقِي لِلْأُخْتِ، فَأَتَوَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَذَكَرُوا ذَلِكَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ إِنْ أَخَذْتُ بِقَوْلِ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَتَرَكْتُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ، وَلِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ السُّدُسُ، وَمَا بَقِيَ فَهُوَ لِلْأُخْتِ "
A man passed away and he left behind a daughter, a father's daughter, and a (full) sister (from both father and mother). Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the verdict: "Half to the daughter, and the remainder to the sister." When this was reported to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "If I had given such a decision, I would be misguided and astray from the right path."
Hadith 1207
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: نا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْأَسْوَدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: قَضَى مُعَاذٌ بِالْيَمَنِ فِي ابْنَةٍ وَأُخْتٍ بِالنِّصْفِ وَالنِّصْفِ "
Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) gave a verdict in Yemen regarding the case of a daughter and a sister: "The daughter should be given half and the sister should be given half."
Hadith 1208
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا أَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ: نا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ: لَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ الْيَمَنَ سُئِلَ عَنِ ابْنَةٍ وَأُخْتٍ فَأَعْطَى الِابْنَةَ النِّصْفَ وَأَعْطَى الْأُخْتَ النِّصْفَ "
When Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Yemen, he was asked about the inheritance of a daughter and a sister, so he gave: "Half to the daughter and half to the sister."
Hadith 1209
سَعِيدٌ قَالَ: نا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْأَسْوَدِ، يَقُولُ: فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ: «أَنْتَ رَسُولِي إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بِذَلِكَ»
When this decision was mentioned to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: "Go as my representative to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him) so that he may also decide in the same manner."
