Section : Command to Write Testaments. Malik related to me from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “It is the duty of a muslim man who has…
Section : Permissibility of the Bequest of the Child, the Simpleton, the Lunatic and the Idiot. Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm that Amr ibn Sulaym az-Zuraqi informed his father that it had been said…
Section : Permissibility of the Bequest of the Child, the Simpleton, the Lunatic and the Idiot. Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Abu Bakr ibn Hazm that a boy from Ghassan was dying in Madina while his…
Section : Limiting the Bequest to One-Third of the Estate. Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Amir ibn Sad ibn Abi Waqqas that his father said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,…
Section : Dealing with the Property of the Pregnant Woman, the Sick Person and Someone Present in Battle. Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “The best of what I have heard about the testament of a pregnant woman and…
Section : Bequests to Heirs and Right of Possession. Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “This ayat is abrogated. It is the word of Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, ‘If he leaves goods, the testament is for parents and…
Section : Effeminate Men and Custody of Children. Malik said from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that an effeminate man was with Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said…
Section : Effeminate Men and Custody of Children. Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said said that he heard al-Qasim ibn Muhammad say, “A woman of the Ansar was married to Umar ibn al-Khattab. She bore Asim ibn Umar…
Section : Liability for Defect Goods. Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about a man who bought goods – animals or clothes or wares, and the sale was found not to be permitted so it was revoked and the…
Section : General Chapter on Making Judgement and Shying Away From It. Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that Abu’d-Darda wrote to Salman al-Farsi, “Come immediately to the holy land.” Salman wrote back to him, “Land does not…
Section : General Chapter on Making Judgement and Shying Away From It. Malik related to me from Umar ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Dalaf al-Muzani from his father that a man from the Juhayna tribe used to buy camels before people…
Section : About Damages and Injuries Caused by Slaves. Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “The sunna with us about the crime of slaves is that the hand is not cut off for any harm that a slave causes…
Section : What is Permitted of Gifts. Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Uthman ibn Affan said, “If someone gives something to his small child who is not old enough to look after it…