Sahih Muslim•Hadith 4012•The Book of the Rules of Inheritance
Chapter
The Book of the Rules of Inheritance
كتاب الفرائض
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، - وَهُوَ النَّرْسِيُّ - حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا فَمَا بَقِيَ فَهُوَ لأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذَكَرٍ " .
English Translation
Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Give the shares to those who are entitled to them, and what remains over goes to the nearest male heir.
Book
Sahih Muslim
Hadith No.
4012
Author
Imam Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj