Mishkat al-MasabihChapter 12Hadith 2944

Full Sharh — Mishkat al-Masabih 2944

وَعَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ كَثِيرًا يَقُولُ: كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ: عَجَبًا لِلْعَمَّةِ تُورَثُ وَلَا تَرث. رَوَاهُ مَالك

English Translation

Muhammad b. Abu Bakr b. Hazm said he often heard his father tell that ‘Umar b. al-Khattab used to say, “It is astonishing that one may inherit from a paternal aunt but that she does not inherit.” Malik transmitted it.

Source

Mishkat al-Masabih(مشكاة المصابيح)

Inheritance and Wills

Hadith Number

2944

Mishkat al-Masabih 2944

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