Hadith 2103

حَدَّثَنَا بُنْدَارٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ حَكِيمِ بْنِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ مَوْلَى مَنْ لَا مَوْلَى لَهُ ، وَالْخَالُ وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ " ، قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، وَالْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِ يَكَرِبَ ، وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif said:` "'Umar bin Al-Khattab sent me with a letter to Abu'Ubaidah (saying) that The Messenger of Allah(S.A.W) said : 'Allah and His Messenger are responsible for the one who has no patron. And the maternal uncle inherits from the one who has no heirs.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الفرائض عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2103
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (2737)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (2103) إسناده ضعيف / جه 2737, سفيان الثوري عنعن (تقدم: 746) والحديث الآتي (الأصل: 2104 بتحقيقي) يغني عنه
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابن ماجہ/الفرائض 9 (2737) ( تحفة الأشراف : 10384) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
The term "mawla" refers both to a freed slave and to the one who sets him free. The issue of inheritance based on this relationship has already been discussed previously. (See Hadith: 2732) If, after the death of a freed person, none of his emancipators are present, then his estate will be deposited in the public treasury (bayt al-mal), just as the estate of any person without heirs is for the bayt al-mal.

(2)
If among a person's heirs there are no holders of prescribed shares (ashab al-furud) or agnatic heirs (asaba), then his estate will be distributed among the kinship heirs (dhawi al-arham).

(3)
There are three categories of heirs.

(a)
Ashab al-furud (holders of prescribed shares):
These are the heirs whose shares have been fixed in the Qur'an and Hadith. They are a total of twelve individuals: six men and eight women, as follows:
1. Husband.
2. Father.
3. Grandfather.
4. Maternal brother.
5. Wife.
6. Mother.
7. Paternal grandmother and maternal grandmother.
8. Daughter.
9. Granddaughter (son's daughter, son's son's daughter).
10. Full sister.
11. Paternal sister.
12. Maternal sister.

(b)
Asaba (agnatic heirs):
These are the close relatives of the deceased whose shares are not fixed, but who take what remains after the shares of the ashab al-furud have been distributed. Also, their relationship to the deceased is not through a woman. For example:
Paternal uncle (father's brother),
Nephew (brother's son),
Paternal cousin (father's brother's son).
In these examples, the relationship to the deceased is established only through men.

(c)
Dhawi al-arham (kinship heirs):
These are close relatives of the deceased who are neither among the ashab al-furud nor the asaba, and whose relationship is through a woman. For example:
Maternal uncle (mother's brother),
Sister's son (nephew),
Maternal grandfather (mother's father),
Daughter's son (grandson through daughter).
In these examples, the relationship between the heir and the deceased is established through a woman (mother, sister, or daughter, etc.).
In the absence of asaba, these are the heirs.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2737
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه الترمذي، الفرائض، باب ما جاء في ميراث الخال، حديث:2103، وابن ماجه، الفرائض، حديث:2737 والنسائي في الكبرٰي:4 /76، حديث:6351، وأحمد:4 /131، وابن حبان (الإحسان):7 /612.»©Explanation:
© Hadith Narrator:
«حضرت ابوامامہ بن سہل رضی اللہ عنہ » His name is As‘ad, and according to one opinion, Sa‘d; however, he is well-known and recognized by his kunyah (patronymic appellation).
His lineage is as follows: Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf ibn Wahb al-Ansari al-Awsi al-Madani.
That is, he belonged to the Aws tribe of the Ansar of Madinah.
He was blessed with seeing the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, but was not able to hear (directly from him).
He passed away in the year 100 Hijri at the age of 92.

Explanation: «حضرت ابوعبیدہ رضی اللہ عنہ » ‘Amir ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Jarrah ibn Hilal al-Qurashi al-Fihri.
He is among the ‘Asharah Mubashsharah (the ten companions given glad tidings of Paradise).
He was among the earliest to accept Islam.
He participated in the second migration to Abyssinia.
He took part in all the battles, including the Battle of Badr.
On the day of the Battle of Uhud, when two rings of the helmet became embedded in the blessed cheek of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, he pulled them out with his teeth, causing his own two front teeth to fall out.
He fulfilled the duties of leading the Muslim army during the conquests of Syria.
He passed away during the plague of ‘Amwas in the year 18 Hijri.
At that time, he was 58 years old.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 812