Hadith #233
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَحَجَّاجٌ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَل
َّمَ وَأَنَا وَجِعٌ لَا أَعْقِلُ قَالَ فَتَوَضَّأَ ثُمَّ صَبَّ عَلَيَّ أَوْ قَالَ صَبُّوا عَلَيَّ فَعَقَلْتُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَرِثُنِي إِلَّا كَلَالَةٌ فَكَيْفَ الْمِيرَاثُ قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ آيَةُ الْفَرْضِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة وحجاج
شعبة
محمد بن المنكدر
جابر بن عبد الله
English Translation
Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us — and Hajjaj informed us — Shu'bah said: I heard Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir say: I heard Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) say: the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to visit me while I was ill and could not comprehend. He performed ablution and poured some of the water on me, and I regained consciousness. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, to whom shall the inheritance go? For I have only sisters as heirs.' Then the verse of inheritance was revealed.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 233
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13671
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50061