Chapter on the Inheritance of Distant Kindred (Dhawi Al-Arham) Alongside Freed Slaves (Mawali)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 149
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 149
Chapter on the Inheritance of Distant Kindred (Dhawi Al-Arham) Alongside Freed Slaves (Mawali)
وَ رَوَوْا عَنْ حَنَانٍ قَالَ كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ: فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ اِبْنَةٍ وَ اِمْرَأَةٍ وَ مَوَالٍ فَقَالَ أُخْبِرُكَ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جَعَلَ "لِلاِبْنَةِ اَلنِّصْفَ وَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ اَلثُّمُنَ" وَ رَدَّ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَى اَلاِبْنَةِ وَ لَمْ يُعْطِ اَلْمَوَالِيَ شَيْئاً.
They narrated from Hanan who said: I was sitting with Suwayd ibn Ghafalah when a man came to him and asked about the inheritance of a daughter, a wife, and freed slaves. Suwayd said: "I will inform you of the ruling of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام regarding this matter. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام allocated half of the inheritance to the daughter and one-eighth to the wife, and Imam عليه السلام returned what remained to the daughter, giving nothing to the freed slaves."
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