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Jami at-Tirmidhi 2112 — Closest in Life and Death
What has been Related About(The Inheritance of) The Man Who Accepted Islam At The Hand Of Another Man
Who Is Closest in Life and Death Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2112
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2112
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قال: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، وَابْنُ، نُمَيْرٍ وَوَكِيعٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ، وَقَالَ، بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا السُّنَّةُ فِي الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ يُسْلِمُ عَلَى يَدَىْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هُوَ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِمَحْيَاهُ وَمَمَاتِهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ وَيُقَالُ ابْنُ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ . وَقَدْ أَدْخَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَيْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ وَبَيْنَ تَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ قَبِيصَةَ بْنَ ذُؤَيْبٍ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ رَوَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَزَادَ فِيهِ قَبِيصَةَ بْنَ ذُؤَيْبٍ وَهُوَ عِنْدِي لَيْسَ بِمُتَّصِلٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُجْعَلُ مِيرَاثُهُ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَاحْتَجَّ بِحَدِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنَّ الْوَلاَءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ " .
Tamim Ad-Dari Narrated from:
I Asked The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W): What Is The Sunnah Regarding A Man Among The People Of The Shirk Who Accepts Islam At The Hand Of A Man Among The Muslims?' So The Messenger Of Allah(S.A.W) Said: "He Is The Closet Of The People To Him In His Life And In His Death.'"
[1] The reasoning behind this proof is that in the case of a slave who accepts Islam, at the hand of other than his master, the above text would indicate that the one at whose hand he accepted Islam is his heir. While the text used by Ash-Shāfi‘ī indicates that if that slave is freed by his master, then the master who freed him is his heir, and this is an ‘agreed upon’ Hadīth , while no. 2112 is not, the preference has been given to the more ‘agreed upon’ text.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2112In-book reference : Book 29, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 4, Book 3, Hadith 2112
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2112
This Hadith discusses a person from the people of shirk who accepts Islam at the hand of a Muslim. Tamim Ad-Dari asked the Messenger of Allah about the Sunnah in this case. The Prophet said that the Muslim is the closest of the people to him in his life and in his death. The wording points to closeness and responsibility linked to that special relationship. The provided note also mentions discussion about whether the inheritance should go through this connection or to the public treasury, and it cites the principle that wala is for the one who freed. Since those notes are in the input, they can be mentioned carefully. The core message is that helping someone enter Islam created a recognized closeness in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration speaks about someone accepting Islam at the hand of a Muslim.
- The Prophet described that Muslim as closest to him in life and death.
- The provided note shows that scholars discussed how to apply this report.
- The text should be understood through its specific case, not as a general rule for all friendships.
