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Hadith 6497
`Abdullah said, "The judgment I will give in this matter will be like the judgment of the Prophet, i.e.
one-half is for the daughter and one-sixth for the son's daughter and the rest of the inheritance for the
sister."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 19
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Mu`adh bin Jabal gave this verdict for us in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). One-half of the inheritance
is to be given to the daughter and the other half to the sister. Sulaiman said: Mu`adh gave a verdict for
us, but he did not mention that it was so in the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 18
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While I was sick, the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon me and asked for some water to perform ablution, and
after he had finished his ablution, he sprinkled some water of his ablution over me, whereupon I
became conscious and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! I have sisters." Then the Divine Verses regarding the
laws of inheritance were revealed. Sahih al-Bukhari Book 85, Hadith 20