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Abu Dawood: Hadith 2906

19. 'Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara''id)'

سنن أبي داود

19/1078 Chapter:

Regarding The Inheritance For Those Related Due To The Womb

باب فِي مِيرَاثِ ذَوِي الأَرْحَامِ

2906
Abu Dawood
Da'if (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَوْسَجَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مَاتَ وَلَمْ يَدَعْ وَارِثًا إِلاَّ غُلاَمًا لَهُ كَانَ أَعْتَقَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ هَلْ لَهُ أَحَدٌ ‏"‏ ‏‏ قَالُوا لاَ إِلاَّ غُلاَمًا لَهُ كَانَ أَعْتَقَهُ ‏‏ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِيرَاثَهُ لَهُ ‏‏
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
A man died leaving no heir but a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked: Has he any heir? They replied: No, except a slave whom he had emancipated. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) assigned his estate to him (the emancipated slave).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2905
In-book : Book 19, Hadith 21
English translation : Book 18, Hadith 2899