Hadith #3
Chapter: Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa)
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، حَدَّثَنَا طَلْحَةُ بْنُ مُصَرِّفٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ هَلْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه
وسلم أَوْصَى فَقَالَ لاَ. فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ كُتِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ قَالَ أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ.
Isnad Chain
خلاد بن يحيى
مالك
طلحة بن مصرف
English Translation
Talha bin Musarrif (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that i asked `Abdullah bin Abu `Aufa "Did the Prophet ﷺ make a will?" He replied, "No," I asked him, "How is it then that the making of a will has been enjoined on people, (or that they are ordered to make a will)?" He replied, "the Prophet ﷺ bequeathed Allah's Book (i.e. Qur'an)
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Quran References
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa), Hadith 3
Sunnah.com ref: bukhari:2940
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