Hadith #2441
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ مِغْوَلٍ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ مُصَرِّفٍ الْيَامِيِّ ، قَالَ : سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى : أَوْصَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟
قَالَ : لَا، قُلْت : فَكَيْفَ كُتِبَ عَلَى النَّاسِ الْوَصِيَّةُ أَوْ : أُمِرُوا بِالْوَصِيَّةِ؟ فَقَالَ :أَوْصَى بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ. وقَالَ هُزَيْلُ بْنُ شُرَحْبِيلَ : أَبُو بَكْرٍ كَانَ يَتَأَمَّرُ عَلَى وَصِيِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَدَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَّهُ وَجَدَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَهْدًا، فَخَزَمَ أَنْفَهُ بِخِزَامَةٍ ذلِكَ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن يوسف
مالك بن مغول
طلحة بن مصرف اليامي
English Translation
It was narrated from Talha ibn Musarrif al-Yami that he said: I asked 'Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ leave a will?" He said: "No." I asked: "Then how was it prescribed for people to leave wills, or were they commanded to?" He said: "He left a will of adherence to the Book of Allah." Huzayl ibn Shurahbil added: Abu Bakr was overseeing the executor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ — Abu Bakr would have wished to find a directive from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that would have bridled his nose with it.
Quran References
Reference: Sunan al-Darimi, Book 22, Hadith 2441
Sunnah.com ref: darimi 2441
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-65843