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hadith 1922
Hadith #
1922
Book
Mishkāt al-Anwār
Volume
1
Part
Section 10 - On Miscellaneous Topics
Chapter
Chapter 2 - On Lot-Casting
Source
ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭabrisī
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Fuzayl ibn Yasar told Imam Sadiq (a.s): “A child is born who has no sign of being a boy or a girl.” Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The Imam should cast a lot by writing Abdullah (a boy's name meaning servant of God) on one piece of paper and Umatullah (a girl's name) on another piece of paper and say: “O' Lord! There is no god but You. You are aware of what is clear and what is hidden. You will judge between your servants on Resurrection Day regarding their differences. Please clarify the condition of this child for us so that we may know what share of inheritance that You have made obligatory in Your Book to give it.” Then the Imam should place these two pieces of paper among various other names. Then they should cast lot and give the child's inheritance according to the gender of whichever name that is drawn.”
عن فضيل بن يسار قال
سألت أبا عبد الله (عليه السلام) عن مولود ليس له ما للرجال وليس له ما للنساء، فقال: هذا يقرع عليه الإمام، يكتب على سهم عبد الله، ويكتب على الآخر أمة الله، ثم يقول الإمام أو المقرع: " اللهم أنت [الله] لا إله إلا أنت عالم الغيب والشهادة أنت تحكم بين عبادك يوم القيامة فيما كانوا فيه يختلفون، بين لنا أمر هذا المولود حتى نورثه ما فرضت له في كتابك " قال: ثم يطرح السهمان في سهام مبهمة ثم تجال، فأيهما خرج ورث عليه.
Tags Inheritance

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