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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1609 — Fatimah and Inheritance
What Has Been Related About What The Messenger Of Allah (saws) Left Behind
Hadith About Fatimah Asking for Inheritance
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1609
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1609
حَدَّثَنَا بِذَلِكَ، عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى الْبَغْدَادِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ بْنُ عَطَاءٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ، جَاءَتْ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رضى الله عنهما تَسْأَلُ مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالاَ سَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنِّي لاَ أُورَثُ " . قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أُكَلِّمُكُمَا أَبَدًا . فَمَاتَتْ وَلاَ تُكَلِّمُهُمَا . قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسَى مَعْنَى لاَ أُكَلِّمُكُمَا تَعْنِي فِي هَذَا الْمِيرَاثِ أَبَدًا أَنْتُمَا صَادِقَانِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Fatimah Came To Abu Bakr And 'Umar May Allah Be Pleased With Them Both, To Ask Them About Her Inheritance From The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ). They Said: "We Heard The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Say: 'I Am Not Inherited From.'" So She Said: 'By Allah! I Will Never Talk To You Two Again.' So She Died Having Not Talked To Them." 'Ali Bin 'Eisa Said: "The Meaning Of Not Speaking To You Two Is: 'Never Again Regarding This Inheritance, Because You Two Are Truthful.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1609In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 72English translation : Vol. 3, Book 19, Hadith 1609
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1609
This hadith about Fatimah and inheritance reports that Fatimah came to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar asking about her inheritance from the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم). They replied that they heard the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say, “I am not inherited from.” The report then says Fatimah said she would not speak to them again and died without speaking to them. ‘Ali bin ‘Eisa explains that the meaning was not speaking to them again about this inheritance, because she accepted that they were truthful. The narration is sensitive, so the wording should be kept exact. It centers on the Prophet’s statement, the inheritance question, and the explanation attached in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Bakr and ‘Umar answered by citing what they heard from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
- The report includes an explanation that the silence was about the inheritance issue.
- The narration should be handled carefully without adding claims beyond the text.
