حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ فِي آخَرِينَ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ عَنْ بُدَيْلٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَامِرٍ الْهَوْزَنِيِّ عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ الْکِنْدِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَا أَوْلَی بِکُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ فَمَنْ تَرَکَ دَيْنًا أَوْ ضَيْعَةً فَإِلَيَّ وَمَنْ تَرَکَ مَالًا فَلِوَرَثَتِهِ وَأَنَا مَوْلَی مَنْ لَا مَوْلَی لَهُ أَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَأَفُکُّ عَانَهُ وَالْخَالُ مَوْلَی مَنْ لَا مَوْلَی لَهُ يَرِثُ مَالَهُ وَيَفُکُّ عَانَهُ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد رَوَاهُ الزُّبَيْدِيُّ عَنْ رَاشِدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَائِذٍ عَنْ الْمِقْدَامِ وَرَوَاهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ عَنْ رَاشِدٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمِقْدَامَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد يَقُولُ الضَّيْعَةُ مَعْنَاهُ عِيَالٌ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2900
Narrated Al-Miqdam al-Kindi: The Prophet ﷺ said: I am nearer to every believer than himself, so if anyone leaves a debt or a helpless family, I shall be responsible, but if anyone leaves property, it goes to his heirs. I am patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. A maternal uncle is patron of him who has none, inheriting his property and freeing him from his liabilities. Abu Dawud said: da'iah means dependants or helpless family. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by al-Zubaidi from Rashid bin Saad from Ibn 'A'idh on the authority of al-Miqdam. It has also been transmitted by Muawiyah bin Salih from Rashid who said: I heard al-Miqdam (say).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020