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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1415 — Wife Inherits Blood-Money
What Has Been Related About The Woman: Does She Inherit What Is Due Of Her Husband's Blood-Money
Hadith About a Wife Inheriting Blood-Money
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1415
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1415
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، وَأَبُو عَمَّارٍ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ الدِّيَةُ عَلَى الْعَاقِلَةِ وَلاَ تَرِثُ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا شَيْئًا . حَتَّى أَخْبَرَهُ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ الْكِلاَبِيُّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ " أَنْ وَرِّثِ امْرَأَةَ أَشْيَمَ الضِّبَابِيِّ مِنْ دِيَةِ زَوْجِهَا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ .
Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab Narrated from:
'Umar Would Say: "The Blood-Money Upon The Tribe, And The Wife Does Not Inherit Any Of Her Husband'S Blood-Money." Until Ad-Dahhak Bin Sufyan Al-Kulabi Informed Him That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Wrote To Me, That Ashaim Ad-Dibabi'S Wife Inherited The Blood-Money Of Her Husband.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1415In-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 31English translation : Vol. 3, Book 14, Hadith 1415
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1415
This Hadith about a wife inheriting blood-money reports that Umar used to say the blood-money was upon the tribe and that the wife did not inherit any of her husband’s blood-money. Then Ad-Dahhak bin Sufyan informed him that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم wrote to him instructing that the wife of Ashaim Ad-Dibabi should inherit from her husband’s blood-money. The text shows a clear change after receiving a report from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It also shows that a legal view was corrected when a Prophetic instruction became known. The Hadith is about blood-money, inheritance, and accepting evidence when it is presented.
What we learn from this hadith
- A wife’s inheritance from blood-money is mentioned in the Hadith.
- Umar changed from his earlier view after hearing the Prophetic instruction.
- Legal matters should follow the guidance of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Reports of the Sunnah can clarify practical rulings.
