Sunan ad-Darimi 3241

Translation

✧ That a man asked Umar b. al-Khattab, saying, “My heirs are only distant relatives (kalalah), so should I bequeath half?” He said, “No.” He said, “Then a third?” He said, “No.” He said, “Then a quarter?” He said, “No.” He said, “Then a fifth?” He said, “No.” Until he reached a tenth, then he said, “Bequeath a tenth.”

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1. 1
   ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb

   Commander of the Faithful (amīr al-muʾminīn), well-known, of abundant virtues (jamm al-manāqib)d. 23 AH, also said: 24 AH
   عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّابأمير المؤمنين مشهور جم المناقب
   أن
2. 2
   al-ʿAlāʾ b. Ziyād b. Maṭar

   One of the devout worshippers, trustworthy (thiqah)d. 94 AH
   الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ زِيَادٍأحد العباد ثقة
   عن
3. 3
   Isḥāq b. Suwayd

   truthful (ṣadūq), criticized for Naṣbd. 131 AH @ the year 131
   إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍصدوق ، تكلم فيه للنصب
   عن
4. 4
   Ḥammād b. Zayd

   Trustworthy (thiqah), firmly reliable (thabt), a jurist (faqīh).d. 177 AH, also said 179 AH
   حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍثقة ثبت ، فقيه.
   حدثنا
5. 5
   Sulaymān b. Ḥarb

   Trustworthy (thiqah), an imam, a memorizer (ḥāfiẓ).d. 222 AH, 223 AH, or 224 AH, also said 227 AH
   سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍثقة إمام حافظ
   حدثنا
6. 6
   al-Dārimī

   trustworthy (thiqah), excellent (fāḍil), meticulous (mutqin)d. 254 AH, or 255 AH, also said: 250 AH
   الدارميثقة ، فاضل ، متقن

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