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
Narrator in the source: ‘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,
‘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.- Grade in the source
- Authentic
- Reported by
- Narrated by Al-Bukhāri
- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 65821 ↗
Original Arabic wording
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.Understand this hadith
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.
Lessons from the hadith
- 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.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (4/ 2) (2739). النهاية في غريب الحديث والأثر (254). فتح الباري لابن حجر (5/ 360). عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري (14/ 31).