حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّی بْنُ أَسَدٍ وَمُوسَی بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ التَّبُوذَکِيُّ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَقَالَ لَوْ کُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا خَلِيلًا لَاتَّخَذْتُهُ خَلِيلًا وَلَکِنْ أُخُوَّةُ الْإِسْلَامِ أَفْضَلُ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا مِثْلَهُ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 3658
Narrated `Abdullah bin Abi Mulaika: The people of Kufa sent a letter to Ibn Az-Zubair, asking about (the inheritance of) (paternal) grandfather. He replied that the right of the inheritance of (paternal) grandfather is the same as that of father if the father is dead) and added, "Allah's Apostle said, ' If I were to take a Khalil from this nation, I would have taken him (i.e. Abu Bakr).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020