Book 85: Laws of Inheritance (Al-Faraa'id)
Chapter: “Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa.”
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Sahih al-Bukhari 6729 · Book 85, Hadith 6
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by Abu Hurairah 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6729
In-book reference
Book 85, Hadith 6
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 721
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَقْتَسِمُ وَرَثَتِي دِينَارًا، مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدَ نَفَقَةِ نِسَائِي وَمُؤْنَةِ عَامِلِي فَهْوَ صَدَقَةٌ ".
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