Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

3 78 THE LIVES OF THE SAMAH m%&6 (Vol-I)
goat." (Referring to the tremendous blessings that Allaah had granted him in
business,) Hadhrat Abdur Rahmaan used to say, "Even if I were to pick up
a stone, I could hope to receive gold or silver in exchange." .
The Muhaajireen and Ansaar, Inherit from Each
other
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Abbaas ?&.W% narrates that when the Muhaajireen first
arrived in Madinah, a Muhaajir would inherit from his Ansaar brother because of
the bonds of brotherhood that Rasulullaah rn created between them. In fact,
even the relatives of the Ansaar would not inherit from their families as the
Muhaajireen would. However, this practice was abrogated when Allaah revealed
the following verse of the Qur'aan:
For each (man and woman) We have appointed heirs. {Surah Nisaa, verse 33)(2)
While this narration states that the above verse abrogated the inheritance of a
confederate (the Muhaajir whom Rasulullaah k?$% appointed as a brother to an
Ansaari), the next narration makes it clear that the verse which abrogated the
practice was:
(VO : JlbiYI ijy)
Those who are relatives are closer to each other in Allaah's Book (and
will therefore inherit from each other before anyone else). Undohbtedly
(Only) Allaah knows everything (He knows who deserves what). {Surah
Anfaal, verse 75)
Haafidh Ibn Hazar ~ , - states that this narration is more reliable. However, he
also points out that this practice could have been abrogated twice. It is possible
that in the early stages, the only form of inheritance was between those whom
Rasulullaah @@ appointed as brothers, without any inheritance being stipulated
for relatives. However, relatives were also given a share of inheritance together
with the confederates when Allaah revealed the verse:
For each (man and woman) We have appointed heirs. {Surah Nisaa, verse 33)
This is the interpretation of the narration reported by Hadhrat Abdullaah bin
Abbaas BGm. However, inheritance was left exclusively for relatives and the
inheritance of ~~nfederates was completely abrogated by the following verse of
Surah Ahzaab:
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(1) Ahmad, as quoted in A1 Bidaaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg.228). Bukhari and Muslim have also
reported the Hadith as quoted lsaaba (Vo1.2 Pg.26). Ibn Sa'd has also narrated it in his Tabaqaat
0101.3 Pg.89).
(2) Bukhari.