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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1610 — What We Leave Is Charity
What Has Been Related About What The Messenger Of Allah (saws) Left Behind
Hadith About What We Leave Is Charity
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1610
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1610
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلاَّلُ، أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسِ بْنِ الْحَدَثَانِ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدُ بْنُ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَلِيٌّ وَالْعَبَّاسُ يَخْتَصِمَانِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَهُمْ أَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالأَرْضُ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ " . قَالُوا نَعَمْ . قَالَ عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَجِئْتَ أَنْتَ وَهَذَا إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ تَطْلُبُ أَنْتَ مِيرَاثَكَ مِنَ ابْنِ أَخِيكَ وَيَطْلُبُ هَذَا مِيرَاثَ امْرَأَتِهِ مِنْ أَبِيهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَاهُ صَدَقَةٌ " . وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلْحَقِّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ .
Malik bin Aws bin Al-Hadathan Narrated from:
I Entered Upon 'Umar Bin Al-Khattab. (Then) Uthman Bin 'Affan, Az-Zubair, 'Abdur-Rahman Bin Awf, And Sa'D Bin Abi Waqqas Entered. Then 'Ali And Al-'Abbas Came Disputing. 'Umar Said To Them: ' I Ask You, By Allah The One By Whose Will The Heavens And The Earth Are Maintained, Do You Know That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: We Are Not Inherited From, What We Leave Is Charity?" They Said: 'Yes.''Umar Said: 'When The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Died, Abu Bakr Said: "I Am The Caretaker Of The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ)" So You And He Went To Abu Bakr And You Sought Your Inheritance From The Son Of Your Brother, And He Sought The Inheritance Of His Wife From Her Father. So Abu Bakr Said That The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "We Are Not Inherited From, What We Leave Is Charity." And Allah Knows That He Is Truthful, Innocent, Instructing And Following The Truth.'"[Abu 'Eisa Said:] There Is A Lengthy Story Along With The Hadith. And This Hadith Is Hasan Sahih Gharib As A Narration Of Malik Bin Anas.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1610In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 73English translation : Vol. 3, Book 19, Hadith 1610
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1610
This hadith about “what we leave is charity” is narrated by Malik bin Aws bin Al-Hadathan. It describes a gathering with ‘Umar, ‘Uthman, Az-Zubair, ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf, Sa‘d, then ‘Ali and Al-‘Abbas. ‘Umar asked them by Allah if they knew the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, “We are not inherited from, what we leave is charity.” They answered yes. ‘Umar then recalled that Abu Bakr said he was the caretaker of the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and acted on that statement. The report focuses on witness, memory, and the rule of the Prophet’s estate. It is a key hadith for searches about prophetic inheritance and charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- Several senior Companions acknowledged the Prophet’s statement in the report.
- The narration states that what the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) left was charity.
- ‘Umar presented Abu Bakr as acting on the reported prophetic instruction.
