Hadith #2178
Arabic Text
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُسْهِرٍ
، عَنْ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، قَالَ : كَتَبَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَى عَلِيّ وَابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِالْبَصْرَةِ : إِنِّي أُتِيتُ بِجَدٍّ وَسِتَّةِ إِخْوَةٍ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عَلِيٌّ :" أَنْ أَعْطِ الْجَدَّ سُدسا، وَلَا تُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا بَعْدَهُ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن عيينة
علي بن مسهر
English Translation
It was narrated from al-Sha'bi that he said: 'Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) — while Ibn Abbas was in Basra — saying: I was brought a case of a grandfather and six brothers. Ali wrote back to him: "Give the grandfather a sixth, and do not give anyone after him."'
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Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 21, Hadith 2178
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 2178
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-65580