9/31. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1656 — Reward Remains and Inheritance Returns
On A Person Who Gives The Sadaqah And He Inherits It Later On
Hadith About Charity Reward and Inheritance
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1656
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1656
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، بُرَيْدَةَ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ تَصَدَّقْتُ عَلَى أُمِّي بِوَلِيدَةٍ وَإِنَّهَا مَاتَتْ وَتَرَكَتْ تِلْكَ الْوَلِيدَةَ . قَالَ " قَدْ وَجَبَ أَجْرُكِ وَرَجَعَتْ إِلَيْكِ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ " .
Buraida Narrated from:
A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) and said I gave a slave girl as sadaqah to my mother who has now died and has left that slave girl. He said your reward is sure and the inheritance has given her back to you.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1656In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 101English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1652
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1656
This Hadith about charity reward and inheritance answers a personal question. A woman told the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم that she had given a slave girl as sadaqah to her mother. Her mother then died and left that slave girl behind. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that her reward was sure and the inheritance had returned the slave girl to her. The Hadith separates two matters. The reward for giving had already been earned, and the later return came through inheritance. It is not saying every gift will come back. It speaks about this stated case. For readers, the key terms are sadaqah to parents, reward for charity, and inheritance returning property.
What we learn from this hadith
- A charitable act can have its reward even if the item later returns by inheritance.
- The woman asked about her real situation instead of guessing.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered both the reward and ownership parts of the case.
