حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنِي إِدْرِيسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُصَرِّفٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَی وَالَّذِينَ عَاقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُکُمْ فَآتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ قَالَ کَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ تُوَرَّثُ الْأَنْصَارَ دُونَ ذَوِي رَحِمِهِ لِلْأُخُوَّةِ الَّتِي آخَی رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَلِکُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مَوَالِيَ مِمَّا تَرَکَ قَالَ نَسَخَتْهَا وَالَّذِينَ عَقَدَتْ أَيْمَانُکُمْ فَآتُوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ مِنْ النَّصْرِ وَالنَّصِيحَةِ وَالرِّفَادَةِ وَيُوصِي لَهُ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الْمِيرَاثُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 2922
Ibn Abbas explained the following Quranic verse: "To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give your portion. " When the Emigrants came to Madina. they inherited from the Helpers without any blood-relationship with them for the brotherhood which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ established between them. When the following verse was revealed: "To (benefit) everyone we have appointed shares and heirs to property left by parent and relatives. " it abrogated the verse: "To those also, to whom your right hand was pledged, give their due portion. " This alliance was made for help, well wishing and cooperation. Now a legacy can be made for him. (The right to)inheritance was abolished.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020