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Mu`adh bin Jabal came to us in Yemen as a tutor and a ruler, and we (the people of Yemen) asked him
about (the distribution of the property of ) a man who had died leaving a daughter and a sister. Mu`adh
gave the daughter one-half of the property and gave the sister the other half.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 11
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I was stricken by an ailment that led me to the verge of death. The Prophet (ﷺ) came to pay me a visit. I
said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have much property and no heir except my single daughter. Shall I give
two-thirds of my property in charity?" He said, "No." I said, "Half of it?" He said, "No." I said, "Onethird
of it?" He said, "You may do so) though one-third is also to a much, for it is better for you to
leave your off-spring wealthy than to leave them poor, asking others for help. And whatever you
spend (for Allah's sake) you will be rewarded for it, even for a morsel of food which you may put in
the mouth of your wife." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Will I remain behind and fail to complete my
emigration?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you are left behind after me, whatever good deeds you will do for
Allah's sake, that will upgrade you and raise you high. May be you will have long life so that some
people may benefit by you and others (the enemies) be harmed by you." But Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) felt sorry
for Sa`d bin Khaula as he died in Mecca. (Sufyan, a sub-narrator said that Sa`d bin Khaula was a man
from the tribe of Bani 'Amir bin Lu'ai.)
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Give the Fara'id (shares prescribed in the Quran) to those who are entitled to
receive it; and whatever remains, should be given to the closest male relative of the deceased.'