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thousand, but I would remit the debt if you wish.'' `Abdullah (May Allah bepleased with him) said: "No.'' Ibn Ja`far
said: ``If you would desire for postponement I would postpone the recovery of it.'' `Abdullah said: "No.'' Ibn Ja`far
then said: "In that case, measure out a plot for me.'' `Abdullah marked out a plot. Thus he sold the land and
discharged his father's debt. There remained out of the land four and a half shares. He then visited Mu`awiyah who
had with him at the time `Amr bin `Uthman, Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair and Ibn Zam`ah (May Allah bepleased with
them). Mu`awiyah (May Allah bepleased with him) said: "What price did you put on the land in Al-Ghabah?'' He
said: "One hundred thousand for a each share. Mu`awiyah inquired: "How much of it is left?'' `Abdullah said: "Four
and a half shares.'' Al-Mundhir bin Az-Zubair said: "I will buy one share for a hundred thousand". `Amr bin
`Uthman said: "I will buy one share for a hundred thousand". Ibn Zam`ah said: "I will buy one share for a hundred
thousand.'' Then Mu`awiyah asked: "How much of it is now left?'' `Abdullah said: "One and a half share.
Mu`awiyah said: "I will take it for one hundred and fifty thousand.'' Later `Abdullah bin Ja`far sold his share to
Mu`awiyah for six hundred thousand.
When `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair (May Allah bepleased with him) finished the debts, the heirs of Az-Zubair (May
Allah bepleased with him) asked him to distribute the inheritance among them. He said: "I will not do that until I
announce during four successive Hajj seasons: `Let he who has a claim against Az-Zubair come forward and we
shall discharge it.''' He made this declaration on four Hajj seasons and then distributed the inheritance among the
heirs of Az-Zubair (May Allah bepleased with him) according to his will. Az-Zubair (May Allah bepleased with
him) had four wives. Each of them received a million and two hundred thousand. Thus Az-Zubair's total property
was amounted to fifty million and two hundred thousand
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