Hadith 2747

A legal heir has no right to inherit(1) through a will.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 4

55 - THE BOOK OF AL-WASAYA

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 2747 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 4

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English translation

2747. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهم: The custom (in olden days) was that the property of the deceased would be inherited by his offspring; as for the parents (of the deceased), they would inherit by will of the deceased. Then Allāh cancelled from that custom whatever He wished and fixed for the male double the amount inherited by the female, and for each parent a sixth (of the whole legacy) and for the wife an eighth(2) or a fourth(3) and for the husband a half or a fourth. (1) (Ch. 6) In Islām, what the deceased leaves is distributed among his heirs according to a certain ratio. The deceased may bequeath one-third of his property to other than his legal heirs who should not inherit by means of such a will.

Arabic text

2747 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ وَرْقَاءَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: «كَانَ المَالُ لِلْوَلَدِ، وَكَانَتِ الوَصِيَّةُ لِلْوَالِدَيْنِ، فَنَسَخَ اللَّهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا أَحَبَّ، فَجَعَلَ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلَ حَظِّ الأُنْثَيَيْنِ، وَجَعَلَ لِلْأَبَوَيْنِ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا السُّدُسَ، وَجَعَلَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الثُّمُنَ وَالرُّبُعَ، وَلِلزَّوْجِ الشَّطْرَ وَالرُّبُعَ»

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(2) (H. 2747) When the deceased leaves children.
3
(3) (H. 2747) When the deceased is childless.