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bukhari:6763Abū al-Walīd > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, " If somebody dies (among the Muslims) leaving some property, the property will go to his heirs; and if he leaves a debt or dependants, we will take care of them."  

البخاري:٦٧٦٣حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ فَإِلَيْنَا  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:2398Abū al-Walīd > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī b. Thābit > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "If someone leaves some property, it will be for the inheritors, and if he leaves some weak offspring, it will be for us to support them."  

البخاري:٢٣٩٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ فَإِلَيْنَا  

muslim:1619eʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh al-ʿAnbarī from my father > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

He who leaves property, that is for the inheritors; and he who leaves behind destitute children, then it is my responsibility (to look after them).  

مسلم:١٦١٩eحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيٍّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِلْوَرَثَةِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ فَإِلَيْنَا  

abudawud:2955Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar > Shuʿbah > ʿAdī b. Thābit > Abū Ḥāzim > Abū Hurayrah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. And if anyone leaves dependents (without resources), they come to us.  

أبو داود:٢٩٥٥حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ كَلاًّ فَإِلَيْنَا  

tirmidhi:2090Saʿīd b. Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd al-Umawī from my father > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"Whoever leaves wealth then it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves poor dependents then it (the responsibility) is for me."  

الترمذي:٢٠٩٠حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الأُمَوِيُّ قال حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قال حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قال حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ ضَيَاعًا فَإِلَىَّ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ وَأَنَسٍ وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَطْوَلَ مِنْ هَذَا وَأَتَمَّ مَعْنَى ضَيَاعًا ضَائِعًا لَيْسَ لَهُ شَيْءٌ فَأَنَا أَعُولُهُ وَأُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهِ
ibnmajah:2416ʿAlī b. Muḥammad > Wakīʿ > Sufyān > Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad from his father > Jābir

“Whoever leaves behind money, it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves behind a debt for children, I am nearer to the believers.”  

ابن ماجة:٢٤١٦حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالاً فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيَاعًا فَعَلَىَّ وَإِلَىَّ وَأَنَا أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ  

ahmad:9814Yazīd > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"Whoever leaves wealth then it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves poor dependents then it (the responsibility) is for me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2090)  

أحمد:٩٨١٤حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًافَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ ضِيَاعًا فَإِلَيَّ  

ahmad:7861Muḥammad b. Bishr > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"Whoever leaves wealth then it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves poor dependents then it (the responsibility) is for me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2090)  

أحمد:٧٨٦١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ ضَيَاعًا فَإِلَيَّ  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ ضَمَانِ الْمُصْطَفَى ﷺ دَيْنَ مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ وَلَمْ يَتْرُكْ لَهُ وَفَاءً إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ بِالْمُتَعَدِّي فِيهِ

ibnhibban:5054ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > al-Faḍl b. Mūsá > Muḥammad b. ʿAmr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"Whoever leaves wealth then it is for his heirs, and whoever leaves poor dependents then it (the responsibility) is for me." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2090)   

ابن حبّان:٥٠٥٤أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ تَرَكَ مَالًا فَلِأَهْلِهِ وَمَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا فَإِلَيَّ وَعَلَيَّ»