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Sahih Bukhari 4282 — Faith and Inheritance Ruling
Where did the Prophet (saws) fix the flag on the day of the conquest of Makkah?
Islamic Inheritance Hadith: No Inheritance Between Believer and Disbeliever
Sahih Bukhari : 4282
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4282
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ زَمَنَ الْفَتْحِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَيْنَ تَنْزِلُ غَدًا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَهَلْ تَرَكَ لَنَا عَقِيلٌ مِنْ مَنْزِلٍ ". ثُمَّ قَالَ " لاَ يَرِثُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْكَافِرَ، وَلاَ يَرِثُ الْكَافِرُ الْمُؤْمِنَ ". قِيلَ لِلزُّهْرِيِّ وَمَنْ وَرِثَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ قَالَ وَرِثَهُ عَقِيلٌ وَطَالِبٌ. قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ أَيْنَ تَنْزِلُ غَدًا. فِي حَجَّتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ يُونُسُ حَجَّتِهِ وَلاَ زَمَنَ الْفَتْحِ.
`Amr bin `Uthman Narrated from:
Usama bin Zaid said during the Conquest (of Mecca), "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Where will we encamp tomorrow?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "But has `Aqil left for us any house to lodge in?" He then added, "No believer will inherit an infidel's property, and no infidel will inherit the property of a believer." Az- Zuhri was asked, "Who inherited Abu Talib?" Az-Zuhri replied, "Ail and Talib inherited him."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4282, 4283In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 316USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 579
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4282
This Islamic inheritance hadith comes during a question about where the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would stay during the Conquest of Makkah. Usama bin Zaid asked about the next encampment, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied by mentioning that ‘Aqil had not left a house for them to lodge in. He then stated the clear rule found in the text: no believer inherits the property of a disbeliever, and no disbeliever inherits the property of a believer. The narration also reports that Az-Zuhri was asked who inherited Abu Talib, and he replied that ‘Aqil and Talib inherited him. The hadith is direct and legal in tone. It does not give a long discussion; it gives a clear boundary about inheritance when faith differs.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith states a clear inheritance rule connected to difference in faith.
- Questions about property can be answered with direct guidance.
- The narration keeps the legal wording short and precise.
- Reports from later narrators can preserve how the rule was understood in a specific case.
