عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الحَارِثِ خَتَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخِي أُمِّ المؤمِنين جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتِ الحَارِثِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُم، قَالَ: مَا تَرَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ دِرْهَمًا وَلاَ دِينَارًا وَلاَ عَبْدًا وَلاَ أَمَةً وَلاَ شَيْئًا، إِلَّا بَغْلَتَهُ البَيْضَاءَ، وَسِلاَحَهُ، وَأَرْضًا جَعَلَهَا صَدَقَةً.
‘Amr ibn al-Hārith, the brother-in-law of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the brother of the Mother of the Believers, Juwayriyah bint al-Hārith (may Allah be pleased with them), reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not leave behind at his death a single dirham or dinar, nor a male or female servant, nor anything else—except his white mule, his weapon, a piece of land—which he declared as charity.
Narrated by Al-BukhāriGradeAuthentic
Explanation
The Prophet (ﷺ) passed away without leaving behind a single silver dirham or gold dinar, nor a male or female slave, nor a sheep, camel, or any worldly possession—except his white mule, which he used to ride, his weapon which he used to carry, and a piece of land he had endowed during his lifetime for the wayfarer.
Benefits
- Prophets do not leave inheritance.
- Clarifying what the Prophet (ﷺ) left after his death.
- He (ﷺ) passed away without leaving behind anything of worldly value—a reflection of his generosity, spending, and benevolence.
- Al-Kirmāni said: The pronoun in his statement “which he declared” refers to all three— the mule, the weapon, and the land—not to the land alone.
- Al-khatan: the brother of one's wife, and Al-akhtān refers to the in-laws on the wife's side.
Reference
صحيح البخاري (4/ 2) (2739). النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر (254). فتح الباري لابن حجر (5/ 360). عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري (14/ 31).