Inheritance From The Blood Money
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Blood MoneySunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2642 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 883
Source no. 2642 · Volume 6 · Page 142
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٦٤٩ / التحقيق الثاني) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٩٩ - ٢٦٠٠)
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2642. It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Musayyab that 'Umar used to say: "The blood money is for the near male relatives from the father's side and the wife does not inherit anything from the blood money of her husband," until Ad-Dahhāk bin Sufyān wrote to him, and told him that the Prophet ﷺ ruled that the wife of Ashyam bin Dibābi should inherit from the blood money of her husband. (Sahih)
2642 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بِنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ: الدِّيَةُ لِلْعَاقِلَةِ وَلَا تَرِثُ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا شَيْئًا، حَتَّى كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ «أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَرَّثَ امْرَأَةَ أَشْيَمَ الضِّبَابِيِّ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا»
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Most probably 'Umar's opinion was based upon the principle that the blood money is to be paid by the killer's male relatives from the father's side, so it should be distributed among such relatives of the deceased, and the wife is not among such relatives, so she is a claimant of the blood money's share. Blood money is distributed among the heirs as the legacy is distributed among the heirs. There is no difference in the distribution of blood money and inheritance. Companions can make a mistake in explaining or understanding a legal issue, similar is the position of the later scholars, they also can make a mistake in understanding or explaining an issue. The scholars of today are advised to adopt the same behavior of their predecessors.