Mishkat
al-Masabih

مشكاة المصابيح

12

Inheritance and Wills

كتاب الفرائض والوصايا

 

Chapter 19: Shares of Inheritance - Section 1

الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 3042

Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Give the shares to those who are entitled to them, and what remains over goes to the nearest male heir.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَلْحِقُوا الْفَرَائِضَ بِأَهْلِهَا فَمَا بَقِيَ فَهُوَ لِأَوْلَى رَجُلٍ ذكر»