Hadith 1164

Muwatta Malik

موطأ مالك

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وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الأَشْعَثِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَمَّةً لَهُ يَهُودِيَّةً أَوْ نَصْرَانِيَّةً تُوُفِّيَتْ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ الأَشْعَثِ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَقَالَ لَهُ مَنْ يَرِثُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَرِثُهَا أَهْلُ دِينِهَا . ثُمَّ أَتَى عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُثْمَانُ أَتَرَانِي نَسِيتُ مَا قَالَ لَكَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَرِثُهَا أَهْلُ دِينِهَا .


Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Sulaymanibn Yasar that Muhammad ibn al-Ashath told him that he had a christianor jewish paternal aunt who died. Muhammad ibn al-Ashath mentionedthat to Umar ibn al-Khattab and said to him, "Who inherits from her?"Umar ibn al-Khattab said to him, "The people of her deen inherit fromher." Then he went to Uthman ibn Affan, and asked him about that.Uthman said to him, "Do you think that I have forgotten what Umar ibnal-Khattab said to you? The people.of her deen inherit from her."

USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 27, Hadith 12

Arabic reference: Book 27, Hadith 1088