Explanation of the Book of Inheritance, Fixed Punishments, and Blood Money-03a

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The reciter: Mahmud narrated to us, Ubayd Allah informed us, from Isra'il, from Abu Husayn, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

I am more closer to the believers than their ownselves, so whoever (among them) dies leaving some inheritance, his inheritance will be given to his 'Asaba, and whoever dies leaving a debt or dependants or destitute children, then I am their supporter.

أنا أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم، فمن مات وترك مالا فماله لموالي العصبة، ومن ترك كلا أو ضياعا فأنا وليه، فلأدعى له

Sahih al-Bukhari 6745

Al-Kull: the dependents.

The Shaykh : And it was said that al-kull means the burden, and from this is the saying of Khadijah to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

You indeed honor the guest and bear the burden.

إنك لتقري الضيف وتحمل الكل

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In any case, when Allah opened the door for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:

I am nearer to the believers than themselves

أنا أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم

Sunan Abi Dawud 2954Sahih (Al-Albani)

just as his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) said:

The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves

النبي أولى بالمؤمنين من أنفسهم

[Al-Ahzab 33:6]

so whoever (among them) dies leaving some inheritance, his inheritance will be given to his 'Asaba, and whoever dies leaving a debt or dependants or destitute children, then I am their supporter.

فمن مات وترك مالا فماله لموالي العصبة، ومن ترك كلا أو ضياعا فأنا وليه، فلأدعى له

Sahih al-Bukhari 6745

meaning I will support him and provide for his needs.
And as for his saying:

His wealth belongs to the relatives of the 'asabah (residuary male heirs).

فماله لموالي العصبة

meaning to their closest relatives, it is like the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas:

and then whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.

فما بقي فلأولى رجل ذكر

Sahih al-Bukhari 6737

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