23/2. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1617a — Umar on the Kalala Question
Inheritance Of The Kalalah
Hadith About Kalala: Umar’s Concern Over Inheritance Judgment
Sahih Muslim : 1617a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1617a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ، أَبِي طَلْحَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، خَطَبَ يَوْمَ جُمُعَةٍ فَذَكَرَ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَذَكَرَ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي لاَ أَدَعُ بَعْدِي شَيْئًا أَهَمَّ عِنْدِي مِنَ الْكَلاَلَةِ مَا رَاجَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي شَىْءٍ مَا رَاجَعْتُهُ فِي الْكَلاَلَةِ وَمَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِي شَىْءٍ مَا أَغْلَظَ لِي فِيهِ حَتَّى طَعَنَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ فِي صَدْرِي وَقَالَ " يَا عُمَرُ أَلاَ تَكْفِيكَ آيَةُ الصَّيْفِ الَّتِي فِي آخِرِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ " . وَإِنِّي إِنْ أَعِشْ أَقْضِ فِيهَا بِقَضِيَّةٍ يَقْضِي بِهَا مَنْ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَمَنْ لاَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ .
Abu Talha Narrated from:
'Umar b. al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon on Friday and made a mention of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and he also made a mention of Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) and then said: I do not leave behind me any problem more difficult than that of Kalala.I did not refer to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) more repeatedly than in case of the problem of Kalala, and he (the Holy Prophet) never showed more annoyance to me than in regard to this problem, so much so that he struck my chest with his fingers and said: 'Umar, does the verse revealed in summer season, at the end of Sura al-Nisa' not suffice you? Hadrat 'Umar (then) said: If I live I would give such verdict about (Kalala) that everyone would be able to decide whether he reads the Qur'an or he does not.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1617aIn-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 11USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 11, Hadith 3937
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1617a
This hadith about Kalala records a Friday sermon of Umar ibn al-Khattab. He mentioned the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and Abu Bakr, then spoke about the difficulty of the Kalala issue. Umar said that he had asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about Kalala more than he had asked about other matters. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم pointed him back to the verse revealed in summer at the end of Surah al-Nisa. This report shows how serious the Kalala inheritance question was for Umar. It also shows that the answer was tied to the Qur’anic verse. The main search idea here is Kalala inheritance in Islam, because the narration is directly about understanding and judging this type of inheritance case.
What we learn from this hadith
- Umar treated the Kalala question as a serious inheritance matter.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed Umar to the verse at the end of Surah al-Nisa.
- Important legal questions require careful attention to revealed guidance.
- Umar wanted people to have clear judgment in the matter of Kalala.
