Chapters on Shares of Inheritance
كتاب الفرائض
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Prohibition of selling the right of inheritance
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It was narrated from ‘Aishah that the freed slave of the Prophet (ﷺ) fell from a palm tree and died. He left behind wealth but he had no child or close relative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“Give his legacy to a man from his village.”
ARABIC
أَعْطُوا مِيرَاثَهُ رَجُلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ قَرْيَتِهِ