\nNarrated `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair:\n \n\nWhen Az-Zubair got up during the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and I stood up beside him, and he \nsaid to me, "O my son! Today one will be killed either as an oppressor or as an oppressed one. I see \nthat I will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest worry is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the \ndebts, there will be something left for us from our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son! Sell our \nproperty and pay my debts." Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property and willed one-third of \nthat portion to his sons; namely, `Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third of the one third. If any property \nis left after the payment of the debts, one-third (of the one-third of what is left) is to be given to your \nsons." (Hisham, a sub-narrator added, "Some of the sons of `Abdullah were equal in age to the sons of \nAz-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and `Abbas. `Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters at that time." (The \nnarrator `Abdullah added:) My father (Az-Zubair) went on drawing my attention to his debts saying, \n"If you should fail to pay part of the debts, appeal to my Master to help you." By Allah! I could not \nunderstand what he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my \nMaster)." \nBy Allah, whenever I had any difficulty regarding his debts, I would say, "Master of Az-Zubair! Pay \nhis debts on his behalf ." and Allah would (help me to) pay it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no \nDinar or Dirham but two pieces of land, one of which was (called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in \nMedina, two in Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In fact, the source of the debt which he owed \nwas, that if somebody brought some money to deposit with him. Az-Zubair would say, "No, (i won't \nkeep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for I am afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was never \nappointed governor or collector of the tax of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he collected his \nwealth (from the war booty he gained) during the holy battles he took part in, in the company of the \nProphet, Abu Bakr, `Umar, and `Uthman. (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:) When I counted his debt, \nit turned to be two million and two hundred thousand. (The sub-narrator added:) Hakim bin Hizam \nmet `Abdullah bin Zubair and asked, "O my nephew! How much is the debt of my brother?" \n`Abdullah kept it as a secret and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim said, "By Allah! I don't think \nyour property will cover it." On that `Abdullah said to him, "What if it is two million and two hundred \nthousand?" \nHakim said, "I don't think you can pay it; so if you are unable to pay all of it, I will help you." Az- \nZubair had already bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and seventy thousand. `Abdullah sold it for one \nmillion and six hundred thousand. Then he called the people saying, "Any person who has any money \nclaim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba." There came to him `Abdullah bin Ja`far whom \nAz-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will \nforgive you the debt." `Abdullah (bin Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja`far said, "If you wish you \ncan defer the payment if you should defer the payment of any debt." Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No." \n`Abdullah bin Ja`far said, "Give me a piece of the land." `Abdullah bin AzZubair said (to him), \n"Yours is the land extending from this place to this place." So, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sold some of \nthe property (including the houses) and paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a half shares from \nthe land (i.e. Al-Ghaba). He then went to Mu'awlya while `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin Az- \nZubair and Ibn Zam`a were sitting with him. Mu'awiya asked, "At what price have you appraised Al- \nGhaba?" He said, "One hundred thousand for each share," Muawiya asked, "How many shares have \nbeen left?" `Abdullah replied, "Four and a half shares." \nAl-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." `Amr bin \n`Uthman said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Ibn Zam`a said, "I would \nlike to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is left now?" `Abdullah \nreplied, "One share and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like to buy it for one hundred and fifty \nthousand." `Abdullah also sold his part to Muawiya six hundred thousand. When Ibn AzZubair had \npaid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to him, "Distribute our inheritance among us." He said, "No, \nby Allah, I will not distribute it among you till I announce in four successive Hajj seasons, 'Would \nthose who have money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay them their debt." So, he started \nto announce that in public in every Hajj season, and when four years had elapsed, he distributed the \ninheritance among the inheritors. Az-Zubair had four wives, and after the one-third of his property \nwas excluded (according to the will), each of his wives received one million and two hundred \nthousand. So the total amount of his property was fifty million and two hundred thousand.\n

\nNarrated `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair:\n \n\nWhen Az-Zubair got up during the battle of Al-Jamal, he called me and I stood up beside him, and he \nsaid to me, "O my son! Today one will be killed either as an oppressor or as an oppressed one. I see \nthat I will be killed as an oppressed one. My biggest worry is my debts. Do you think, if we pay the \ndebts, there will be something left for us from our money?" Az-Zubair added, "O my son! Sell our \nproperty and pay my debts." Az-Zubair then willed one-third of his property and willed one-third of \nthat portion to his sons; namely, `Abdullah's sons. He said, "One-third of the one third. If any property \nis left after the payment of the debts, one-third (of the one-third of what is left) is to be given to your \nsons." (Hisham, a sub-narrator added, "Some of the sons of `Abdullah were equal in age to the sons of \nAz-Zubair e.g. Khubaib and `Abbas. `Abdullah had nine sons and nine daughters at that time." (The \nnarrator `Abdullah added:) My father (Az-Zubair) went on drawing my attention to his debts saying, \n"If you should fail to pay part of the debts, appeal to my Master to help you." By Allah! I could not \nunderstand what he meant till I asked, "O father! Who is your Master?" He replied, "Allah (is my \nMaster)." \nBy Allah, whenever I had any difficulty regarding his debts, I would say, "Master of Az-Zubair! Pay \nhis debts on his behalf ." and Allah would (help me to) pay it. Az-Zubair was martyred leaving no \nDinar or Dirham but two pieces of land, one of which was (called) Al-Ghaba, and eleven houses in \nMedina, two in Basra, one in Kufa and one in Egypt. In fact, the source of the debt which he owed \nwas, that if somebody brought some money to deposit with him. Az-Zubair would say, "No, (i won't \nkeep it as a trust), but I take it as a debt, for I am afraid it might be lost." Az-Zubair was never \nappointed governor or collector of the tax of Kharaj or any other similar thing, but he collected his \nwealth (from the war booty he gained) during the holy battles he took part in, in the company of the \nProphet, Abu Bakr, `Umar, and `Uthman. (`Abdullah bin Az-Zubair added:) When I counted his debt, \nit turned to be two million and two hundred thousand. (The sub-narrator added:) Hakim bin Hizam \nmet `Abdullah bin Zubair and asked, "O my nephew! How much is the debt of my brother?" \n`Abdullah kept it as a secret and said, "One hundred thousand," Hakim said, "By Allah! I don't think \nyour property will cover it." On that `Abdullah said to him, "What if it is two million and two hundred \nthousand?" \nHakim said, "I don't think you can pay it; so if you are unable to pay all of it, I will help you." Az- \nZubair had already bought Al-Ghaba for one hundred and seventy thousand. `Abdullah sold it for one \nmillion and six hundred thousand. Then he called the people saying, "Any person who has any money \nclaim on Az-Zubair should come to us in Al-Ghaba." There came to him `Abdullah bin Ja`far whom \nAz-Zubair owed four hundred thousand. He said to `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, "If you wish I will \nforgive you the debt." `Abdullah (bin Az-Zubair) said, "No." Then Ibn Ja`far said, "If you wish you \ncan defer the payment if you should defer the payment of any debt." Ibn Az-Zubair said, "No." \n`Abdullah bin Ja`far said, "Give me a piece of the land." `Abdullah bin AzZubair said (to him), \n"Yours is the land extending from this place to this place." So, `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair sold some of \nthe property (including the houses) and paid his debt perfectly, retaining four and a half shares from \nthe land (i.e. Al-Ghaba). He then went to Mu'awlya while `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin Az- \nZubair and Ibn Zam`a were sitting with him. Mu'awiya asked, "At what price have you appraised Al- \nGhaba?" He said, "One hundred thousand for each share," Muawiya asked, "How many shares have \nbeen left?" `Abdullah replied, "Four and a half shares." \nAl-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." `Amr bin \n`Uthman said, "I would like to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Ibn Zam`a said, "I would \nlike to buy one share for one hundred thousand." Muawiya said, "How much is left now?" `Abdullah \nreplied, "One share and a half." Muawiya said, "I would like to buy it for one hundred and fifty \nthousand." `Abdullah also sold his part to Muawiya six hundred thousand. When Ibn AzZubair had \npaid all the debts. Az-Zubair's sons said to him, "Distribute our inheritance among us." He said, "No, \nby Allah, I will not distribute it among you till I announce in four successive Hajj seasons, 'Would \nthose who have money claims on Az-Zubair come so that we may pay them their debt." So, he started \nto announce that in public in every Hajj season, and when four years had elapsed, he distributed the \ninheritance among the inheritors. Az-Zubair had four wives, and after the one-third of his property \nwas excluded (according to the will), each of his wives received one million and two hundred \nthousand. So the total amount of his property was fifty million and two hundred thousand.\n

\nحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي أُسَامَةَ أَحَدَّثَكُمْ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ لَمَّا وَقَفَ الزُّبَيْرُ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ دَعَانِي، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَىِّ، إِنَّهُ لاَ يُقْتَلُ الْيَوْمَ إِلاَّ ظَالِمٌ أَوْ مَظْلُومٌ، وَإِنِّي لاَ أُرَانِي إِلاَّ سَأُقْتَلُ الْيَوْمَ مَظْلُومًا، وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَكْبَرِ هَمِّي لَدَيْنِي، أَفَتُرَى يُبْقِي دَيْنُنَا مِنْ مَالِنَا شَيْئًا فَقَالَ يَا بُنَىِّ بِعْ مَالَنَا فَاقْضِ دَيْنِي‏.‏ وَأَوْصَى بِالثُّلُثِ، وَثُلُثِهِ لِبَنِيهِ، يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يَقُولُ ثُلُثُ الثُّلُثِ، فَإِنْ فَضَلَ مِنْ مَالِنَا فَضْلٌ بَعْدَ قَضَاءِ الدَّيْنِ شَىْءٌ فَثُلُثُهُ لِوَلَدِكَ‏.‏ قَالَ هِشَامٌ وَكَانَ بَعْضُ وَلَدِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَدْ وَازَى بَعْضَ بَنِي الزُّبَيْرِ خُبَيْبٌ وَعَبَّادٌ، وَلَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ تِسْعَةُ بَنِينَ وَتِسْعُ بَنَاتٍ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَجَعَلَ يُوصِينِي بِدَيْنِهِ وَيَقُولُ يَا بُنَىِّ، إِنْ عَجَزْتَ عَنْهُ فِي شَىْءٍ فَاسْتَعِنْ عَلَيْهِ مَوْلاَىَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا دَرَيْتُ مَا أَرَادَ حَتَّى قُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ مَنْ مَوْلاَكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا وَقَعْتُ فِي كُرْبَةٍ مِنْ دَيْنِهِ إِلاَّ قُلْتُ يَا مَوْلَى الزُّبَيْرِ، اقْضِ عَنْهُ دَيْنَهُ‏.‏ فَيَقْضِيهِ، فَقُتِلَ الزُّبَيْرُ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ وَلَمْ يَدَعْ دِينَارًا وَلاَ دِرْهَمًا، إِلاَّ أَرَضِينَ مِنْهَا الْغَابَةُ، وَإِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ دَارًا بِالْمَدِينَةِ، وَدَارَيْنِ بِالْبَصْرَةِ، وَدَارًا بِالْكُوفَةِ، وَدَارًا بِمِصْرَ‏.‏ قَالَ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ دَيْنُهُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهِ بِالْمَالِ فَيَسْتَوْدِعُهُ إِيَّاهُ فَيَقُولُ الزُّبَيْرُ لاَ وَلَكِنَّهُ سَلَفٌ، فَإِنِّي أَخْشَى عَلَيْهِ الضَّيْعَةَ، وَمَا وَلِيَ إِمَارَةً قَطُّ وَلاَ جِبَايَةَ خَرَاجٍ وَلاَ شَيْئًا، إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ ـ رضى الله عنهم ـ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَحَسَبْتُ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فَوَجَدْتُهُ أَلْفَىْ أَلْفٍ وَمِائَتَىْ أَلْفٍ قَالَ فَلَقِيَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي، كَمْ عَلَى أَخِي مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فَكَتَمَهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مِائَةُ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ حَكِيمٌ وَاللَّهِ مَا أُرَى أَمْوَالَكُمْ تَسَعُ لِهَذِهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَكَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَلْفَىْ أَلْفٍ وَمِائَتَىْ أَلْفٍ قَالَ مَا أُرَاكُمْ تُطِيقُونَ هَذَا، فَإِنْ عَجَزْتُمْ عَنْ شَىْءٍ مِنْهُ فَاسْتَعِينُوا بِي‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ الزُّبَيْرُ اشْتَرَى الْغَابَةَ بِسَبْعِينَ وَمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ، فَبَاعَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بِأَلْفِ أَلْفٍ وَسِتِّمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَلَى الزُّبَيْرِ حَقٌّ فَلْيُوَافِنَا بِالْغَابَةِ، فَأَتَاهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، وَكَانَ لَهُ عَلَى الزُّبَيْرِ أَرْبَعُمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ إِنْ شِئْتُمْ تَرَكْتُهَا لَكُمْ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنْ شِئْتُمْ جَعَلْتُمُوهَا فِيمَا تُؤَخِّرُونَ إِنْ أَخَّرْتُمْ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ قَالَ فَاقْطَعُوا لِي قِطْعَةً‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَكَ مِنْ هَا هُنَا إِلَى هَا هُنَا‏.‏ قَالَ فَبَاعَ مِنْهَا فَقَضَى دَيْنَهُ فَأَوْفَاهُ، وَبَقِيَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَنِصْفٌ، فَقَدِمَ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ وَعِنْدَهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ وَالْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَابْنُ زَمْعَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ كَمْ قُوِّمَتِ الْغَابَةُ قَالَ كُلُّ سَهْمٍ مِائَةَ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ قَالَ كَمْ بَقِيَ قَالَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَنِصْفٌ‏.‏ قَالَ الْمُنْذِرُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ قَدْ أَخَذْتُ سَهْمًا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ قَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ قَدْ أَخَذْتُ سَهْمًا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ابْنُ زَمْعَةَ قَدْ أَخَذْتُ سَهْمًا بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ كَمْ بَقِيَ فَقَالَ سَهْمٌ وَنِصْفٌ‏.‏ قَالَ أَخَذْتُهُ بِخَمْسِينَ وَمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ‏.‏ قَالَ وَبَاعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ نَصِيبَهُ مِنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بِسِتِّمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مِنْ قَضَاءِ دَيْنِهِ قَالَ بَنُو الزُّبَيْرِ اقْسِمْ بَيْنَنَا مِيرَاثَنَا‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ، وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ حَتَّى أُنَادِيَ بِالْمَوْسِمِ أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ أَلاَ مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ عَلَى الزُّبَيْرِ دَيْنٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا فَلْنَقْضِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ كَلَّ سَنَةٍ يُنَادِي بِالْمَوْسِمِ، فَلَمَّا مَضَى أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ قَسَمَ بَيْنَهُمْ قَالَ فَكَانَ لِلزُّبَيْرِ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ، وَرَفَعَ الثُّلُثَ، فَأَصَابَ كُلَّ امْرَأَةٍ أَلْفُ أَلْفٍ وَمِائَتَا أَلْفٍ، فَجَمِيعُ مَالِهِ خَمْسُونَ أَلْفَ أَلْفٍ وَمِائَتَا أَلْفٍ‏.‏