حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا کَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي الدَّسْتُوَائِيَّ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ اشْتَکَيْتُ وَعِنْدِي سَبْعُ أَخَوَاتٍ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَنَفَخَ فِي وَجْهِي فَأَفَقْتُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أُوصِي لِأَخَوَاتِي بِالثُّلُثِ قَالَ أَحْسِنْ قُلْتُ الشَّطْرُ قَالَ أَحْسِنْ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ وَتَرَکَنِي فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ لَا أُرَاکَ مَيِّتًا مِنْ وَجَعِکَ هَذَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَنْزَلَ فَبَيَّنَ الَّذِي لِأَخَوَاتِکَ فَجَعَلَ لَهُنَّ الثُّلُثَيْنِ قَالَ فَکَانَ جَابِرٌ يَقُولُ أُنْزِلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ فِيَّ يَسْتَفْتُونَکَ قُلْ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيکُمْ فِي الْکَلَالَةِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2887
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: I fell ill, and I had seven sisters. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and blew on my face. So I became conscious. I said: Messenger of Allah, may I not bequeath one-third of my property to my sisters? He replied: Do good. I asked: Half? He replied: Do good. He then went out and left me, and said: I do not think, Jabir, you will die of this disease. Allah has revealed (verses) and described the share of your sisters. He appointed two-thirds for them. Jabir used to say: This verse was revealed about me: "They ask thee for a legal decision. Say: Allah directs (thus) about those who leave no descendants or ascendants as heirs.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020