Hadith #350
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِي قَيْسٍ عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ تَرَكَتْ ابْنَتَهَا وَابْنَةَ ابْنِهَا وَأُخْتَهَا فَقَالَ النِّصْفُ لِلِابْنَةِ وَلِلْأُخْتِ النِّصْفُ وَقَالَ ائْتِ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَإِنَّهُ سَيُتَابِعُنِي قَالَ فَأَتَوْا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي مُوسَى فَقَالَ لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَا أَنَا مِنْ الْمُهْتَدِينَ لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ ال
لَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَجَدْتُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ مَكْتُوبًا لَأَقْضِيَنَّ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ وَلِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ السُّدُسُ تَكْمِلَةَ الثُّلُثَيْنِ وَمَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأُخْتِ فَأَتَوْا أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَخْبَرُوهُ بِقَوْلِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى لَا تَسْأَلُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ مَا دَامَ هَذَا الْحَبْرُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
أبي قيس
هزيل بن شرحبيل
English Translation
It was narrated — via Muhammad ibn Ja'far, from Shu'ba, from Abu Qays, from Huzayl ibn Shurabhil — that he said: 'A man asked Abu Musa al-Ash'ari about a woman who died leaving a daughter, a son's daughter, and a sister. He said: "The daughter gets a half, and the sister gets a half." And [Abu Musa] said: "Go to Ibn Mas'ud — he will agree with me." They went to Ibn Mas'ud and informed him of Abu Musa's ruling. He said: "I would have gone astray and would not be among the guided if I were to rule otherwise than what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled." Shu'ba said: "I found this wording written down: 'I will rule in this according to the ruling of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: the daughter gets a half, the son's daughter gets a sixth [to complete the two-thirds], and the remainder goes to the sister.'" They went back to Abu Musa and told him of Ibn Mas'ud's ruling. Abu Musa said: "Do not ask me about anything for as long as this great scholar [al-habr] is among you."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 350
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4188
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40578