If A Newborn Cries, He Is An Heir
Darussalam · Volume 4
23. The Chapters OnShares Of InheritanceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 2751 · Volume 6 · Page 251
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صحيح، الإرواء (١٧٠٧) ، الصحيحة (١٥٣) ، صحيح أبي داود (٢٥٩٣)
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2751. It was narrated from Jâbir bin Abdullâh and Miswar bin Makhramah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "No child inherits until he raises his voice or cries." (Hasan) He said: "Raising his voice means crying, yelling or sneezing."
2751 - حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، وَالْمِسْوَرِ بْنِ مَخْرَمَةَ قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَرِثُ الصَّبِيُّ حَتَّى يَسْتَهِلَّ صَارِخًا» ، قَالَ: وَاسْتِهْلَالُهُ أَنْ يَبْكِيَ وَيَصِيحَ أَوْ يَعْطِسَ
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A child born dead is not a heir. To cry is a sign of being alive. Usually immediately after birth, a child cries, and this is a sign of being alive, and any other indication that proves the signs of life is enough to give the child the status of a heir. In this situation, the first thing is to determine whether the child was born alive or not. If it was born alive, then the share is determined and afterwards this share is distributed among his heirs.