85/3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6729 — No Dinar for Inheritance
“Our property is not to be inherited, and whatever we leave is Sadaqa.”
No Dinar Distributed: The Prophet’s Property as Charity
Sahih Bukhari : 6729
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6729
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَقْتَسِمُ وَرَثَتِي دِينَارًا، مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدَ نَفَقَةِ نِسَائِي وَمُؤْنَةِ عَامِلِي فَهْوَ صَدَقَةٌ ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Not even a single Dinar of my property should be distributed (after my deaths to my inheritors, but whatever I leave excluding the provision for my wives and my servants, should be spent in charity."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6729In-book reference : Book 85, Hadith 6USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 80, Hadith 721
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6729
This hadith gives another wording about the Prophet’s property after his death. Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that not even a single dinar of his property should be distributed to his inheritors. The hadith then makes an exception for the provision of his wives and servants. Whatever remained after that was to be spent in charity. For people searching for “not a single dinar hadith” or “Prophet’s property charity hadith,” this narration clearly highlights how the remaining property was to be treated. The text does not discuss the details of every property. Its main point is that after necessary provisions, the remainder was charity, not inheritance.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said his property should not be divided as inheritance.
- Provision for his wives and servants is mentioned as an exception.
- Whatever remained after those provisions was to be charity.
- The hadith keeps the focus on charity over personal distribution.
